There’s an old song that says, “Make someone happy, make just one someone happy, then you will be happy too.” Makes a nice song, but aren’t those lyrics all backward? We can’t “make” someone happy; happiness has to come from within the person. Each of us is responsible for our own happiness and our own hearts. If we’re waiting on another person to do it for us, it’s going to be a long, bumpy ride. Happiness is a choice. Happiness is often contingent on circumstances, which can change from one moment to the next. However, joy, which brings happiness, isn’t fazed by temporary situations. You can be happy when nothing seems to be going right, if joy is your foundation. Happiness is simply having peace in your heart that One greater than you will work all things together for your good (see Romans 8:28). Like a hand in a glove, joy and happiness fit together. You can't control another person's heart or happiness, but you can be the one who helps them discover peace. Choosing joy brings happiness that doesn’t need perfect circumstances to exist. How do we find this joy? In a relationship with Jesus Christ!