"Let me be a joy to you always"

This week has been a really good one overall. Nashville has had the most amazing fall weather all week long...sunny, cool autumn breeze, low humidity...it's just put me in a good mood. As I was driving across town to church last Sunday morning, rocking out to David Crowder with the windows down, I was so full of joy that I couldn't stop smiling. It's in moments like these that I remember something very important to my faith: God wants us to be happy. He wants us to find joy in this life that he has given us and everything in it. If we worship a God who experiences our sadness and pain right along with us, then shouldn't we also worship a God who experiences our joy and laughter? With that mind set, I can be happy that I feel happy, not only for myself, but for God as well.