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60 Days of Happiness by Randy Alcorn is adapted from two other books he’s written on the topic. This devotional book takes readers through 60 days of looking at what the Bible says about happiness and how it should effect the lives of Christians. Alcorn argues that Christians often assign a negative connotation to the word happiness and a positive, more spiritual weight to the term joy. In studying the words “blessed, happy and joy” as written in the original versions of Scripture, it is patent that they can and should be used interchangeably.
Alcorn notes that there is no difference between happiness and joy and that believers are not less Godly should they proclaim happiness. Rather, they should be the happiest of people because the object of their happiness is God who is happy. What I appreciate most about 60 Days of Happiness is Alcorn’s willingness to challenge the popularly held notion that happiness is less holy. Alcorn also uses many Bible verses, in context, to support what is said in each daily reading. I don’t necessarily love that he uses different versions of the Bible to do so, but I believe he is attempting to help readers understand that the terms happy and joy can be used synonymously and that happiness and holiness go hand in hand. Honestly, I am only 14 days into this book but it has greatly encouraged my heart and really challenged my thinking. 60 Days of Happiness has given my heart the much needed reminder that I can be happy because I serve God, the ultimate source of happiness. I give it my highest recommendation and look forward to reading more from Randy Alcorn in the future.
I received 60 Days of Happiness compliments of Tyndale in exchange for my honest review.
