Prayer and Faith Lead to Happiness.

This week I was able to go to the Provo City Center temple! It's pretty new and I hadn't had the chance to go before this week so I was super excited. As I went to the temple, I had a lot on my mind. I have a crazy week coming up and I seem to be...having a harder time than usual, at balancing my time between fun and school work. Boo. As I entered the changing room in the temple, I sat down and quickly said a prayer that I would be filled with peace and confidence that I would be able to do all that I need to. Then I went and waited for my session to start and I opened up the scriptures. I rarely read in the bible, but for some reason I picked up the bible and opened it to Psalms, which I also never read. I'm glad however, that I was drawn to this book, and specifically chapter 27. Immediately as I began to read, I was filled with the love of my Savior.
The first verse reminds us that the Lord is our light and literally our salvation. With this knowledge, who should we fear? It then goes on to talk about David being afraid of troublemakers and all that they might tempt him to do, yet he calls on the Lord to raise him up upon a rock so that he will be protected from sin. I love this because it reminds me that when we seek the face of the Lord, he will speak to us and protect us. He says multiple times that because of what he knows, and the help he knows the Lord will provide, that he has confidence. This word obviously grabbed me as I had been praying for this. I know that with confidence and through faith in God, we can do all things.
As I continued reading Psalm 28 and 29, I was even more comforted as the words strength and peace were repeated over and over. "The Lord is [our] strength". No matter what is going on in life, he is always there to help us. When we least believe in ourselves, he is always there. "The voice of the Lord is powerful...my heart trusted in him, and I am helped" (Psalm 28:7; 29: 4). I'm continuously amazed, every time I realize how great the hand of the Lord is in my life. How aware he is of me. I know that through prayer and faith, I am truly happy.