{"id":5492,"date":"2016-03-09T06:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2016-03-09T06:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:48:55","slug":"happy-happy-happy-musical-musings-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5492","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHappy, Happy, Happy\u201d \u2013 Musical Musings in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I first heard this song, I smiled. A big smile. It\u2019s fun. It\u2019s energetic. It is one of those songs that can pull you out of the dumps and lift your spirits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eagles-201.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5064 size-medium\" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eagles-201-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eagles-201-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Eagles-201.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>Now while there are some fun elements to this song, there is a message here for us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We know there will be all kinds of trouble in this world (John 16:33), but we\u2019ve been given several ways to help with all this trouble.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge that Jesus has overcome the world (John 16:33).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge that Jesus gave us God\u2019s Spirit to help us in our times of trouble (John 14:16-17; John 14:26; John 16:13).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge that through faith, troubles will produce fruit in our lives (James 1:2-4).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge that fear is driven away by love (1 John 4:18).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge our trust in God is far better than our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can acknowledge that Jesus will never leave or forsake us (Matthew 28:20b).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Knowing all of this helps to live a life filled with joy and peace. And yes, even happiness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the lyrics below and then be sure to listen to this fun song. And remember; smile!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy, Happy, Happy\u201d<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sorrow and pain, there\u2019s all kinds of things<br \/>\nIn our life that try to bring us down<br \/>\nFaith not fear, always draws Him near<br \/>\nAnd trusting frees my spirit I have found<br \/>\nIt makes me . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<br \/>\nHappy, Happy, Happy<br \/>\nHappy, Happy, Happy<br \/>\nI have the joy of the Lord down in my soul<br \/>\nI\u2019m so<br \/>\nHappy, Happy, Happy<br \/>\nHappy, Happy, Happy<br \/>\nJesus saved my life and gave me hope<br \/>\nI love Him so<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joy and peace, His love has set me free<br \/>\nPraising Jesus everywhere I go<br \/>\nLife free from care, because He\u2019s always there<br \/>\nNo worry of tomorrow and it shows.<br \/>\nIt makes me . . .<br \/>\n(Chorus)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bridge<br \/>\nHe is my Savior, He is my King,<br \/>\nHe fills my heart with joy so I can sing<br \/>\nIt makes me . . .<\/p>\n<p>(Chorus)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p99Hhy11rkk\">here <\/a>to listen to Sunday Drive sing \u201cHappy, Happy, Happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cHappy, Happy, Happy,\u201d words and music by Jeff Treece, SundayDriveBand.com, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When I first heard this song, I smiled. A big smile. It\u2019s fun. It\u2019s energetic. It is one of those songs that can pull you out of the dumps and lift your spirits. &nbsp; Now while there are some fun elements to this song, there is a message here for us. &nbsp; We know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3762,4664,296,25,27,14],"tags":[1750,5456,5455,3063,4587,1186,1378,1379,144,5458,3910,4079,5453,5452,5454,5457,5451],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abide","category-choose","category-experiencing-god","category-praising-god","category-remembering-god","category-seeking-god","tag-1-john-418","tag-fear-is-driven-away-by-love","tag-james-1204","tag-jesus-has-overcome-the-world","tag-jesus-is-the-master-of-our-temests","tag-john-1416-17","tag-john-1426","tag-john-1613","tag-john-1633","tag-matthew-2820b","tag-proverbs-1222","tag-smile","tag-the-holy-spirit-will-help-us","tag-trouble-in-this-world","tag-troubles-will-produce-fruit-in-our-lives-through-faith","tag-trust-in-god-is-far-better-than-our-own-understanding","tag-happy-happy-happy-musical-musings-in-march"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5492"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5495,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492\/revisions\/5495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}