Happiness :)

This elusive thought of happiness was a theme that popped up for the past few days. And today at service, guess what song we sang? Its not a familiar song to me, nevertheless how sweet the lyrics were to my soul. :)

Trust and obey

When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey,
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear,
Not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss,
Not a frown or a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.

But we never can prove
The delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we'll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do;
Where He sends. we will go,
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Yup...And yesterday night the Lord encouraged me with a verse.

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
8 We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
2 Cor4:7-11

Have been feeling rather emotional of late. Tired too. Hence it was a refreshing time at church today. Kneeling at the altar reminded me of the past in CHC when I knelt before the Lord and told Him I surrendered my life. Somehow, the reassuring words of the Lord, He has Lordship over all areas of my life, and is in control. Thank You Jesus. Past & present intermingled, I've been feeling broken indeed, if not for His mighty hand of grace and His love, yes.....so dear to me.