Ok, so I struggle with this one. I come from a long line of women that battle depression so consistent happiness seems like an oxymoron to me. Therefore, when the opportunity arose for me to review this book for Tyndale House Publishers I thought, "Why not?"

The book is broken into 60 daily devotionals. Each begins with a Bible verse and a quote from people such as Anselm, James Houston, A.W. Tozer, Charles Spurgeon and Isaac Watts. Each day has a specific topic, such as, "Can happiness be consistent and enduring," "how does seeing God accurately promote lasting happiness," and "what role do our attitudes play in our happiness". And each day ends with a prayer.

While you will get the typical Christian responses in some of the readings, ("God wants us to seek real happiness in Him.....""Only (Jesus) could have granted them...the deep and lasting happiness they sought") Alcorn urges us to move beyond the surface answers. He even addresses it on Day 9 when he discusses many that sought surface happiness and yet failed to find true, enduring happiness.

All in all I would say that this is a good, daily refresher that happiness is found only in God. When we focus on that we find that everything else may give fleeting happiness, but we won't lose our joy when the world falls apart if we rest in God's love.

What makes you happy? Is it your new sweater? Maybe the gorgeous pair of shoes you just got on sale? Randy Alcorn helps us gain perspective on what actually makes us happy. It's not in the "physical" things we have. True Happiness can only be found in one place. In our relationship with God. The closer you get to God by reading scripture, you will understand all the gifts God has bestowed on us and how God truly wants us to be happy.
The book is broken into 60 devotional readings, so it's wonderful to read a few pages a day and be able to reflect on Randy's word and Scripture. I honestly found the book quite intense and written as a scholar would write. I gave it three stars as I am personally drawn to books that are based on "every day" circumstances and connect with the reader in a more personal way.
I was gifted a copy of this book by Tyndale House Publishers and am so grateful.