Can I be happy?

Is there something in your life you are waiting for that you think will make you happy? Make your attitude better? Sometimes I get this way. I think something needs to change for me to be in a better mood or have a better attitude or just to be happy. But what I have in Jesus is better than what I don't have in life. I forget this more often than I like to admit. So think about it. What do you want? Now, think, if it never happens, can you still be happy?
We have a God who loves us. We have everything we need. Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepeherd, I have everything I need."
This post comes from having just struggled through one of the worst weeks I think I have ever had. Situations were bad, some new, but not anything more horrible than usual. I'm used to bad things. I sometimes feel like I'm immune. But not this week. And it cost me terribly. I like to think that I turn things over to God and move on trusting him. I'm generally a fighter. But not this week. After a pretty bad two week stretch, I didn't handle difficulty well. I cried. I didn't sleep. I didn't eat, I gave up. And I'm still not okay. But "The Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need. He lets me rest in green pastures. He leads me to calm water. He gives me new strength. He leads me on paths that are right for the good of his name. Even if I walk through a very dark valley, I will not be afraid, because you are with me. Your rod and walking stick comfort me. Your prepare a meal for me in front of my enemies. You pour oil on my head, you fill my cup to overflowing. Surely your goodness and love will be with me all my life and I will live in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:1-6
I am choosing to not only believe this, but to act like I believe it. Because I have the Lord, I can be content. I don't need anything else.

My prayer for all of you today is that when you are faced with your struggles and trials and tests you will deal much better than I did this week. I was not going to share this, but I feel God wanted me to, because this happened the week after I heard from a couple friends that I was one of the strongest women they knew. They admired my total reliance on God. I think I let it go to my head. And see what happens when you get confident in yourself? God humbled me.