Proverbs 15:13 says, “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.”\u00a0 This is at least partly responsible for the phrase “laughter is the best medicine.”\u00a0 Solomon in this verse hits the full range of emotions.\u00a0 He talks about happiness and sorrow.\u00a0 Someday it seems you have to laugh to keep from crying.\u00a0 Life has a way of knocking you down.\u00a0 Jesus said that in this world we would have tribulation (John 16:33).\u00a0 Therefore, I would advise us all to look for the joyful moments in life and thank God for them.\u00a0 I want to share one of mine.\u00a0 As usual I walked over to the church yesterday (Sunday morning).\u00a0 I walked through the grass and noticed that some of the grass fertilizer got on my shoes.\u00a0 When I got to church I made sure to wipe them off (I can’t stand dirty shoes).\u00a0 It wasn’t until this morning when I went to get my dress shoes that I noticed something was off.\u00a0 I grabbed the two shoes that were the closest to each other, but noticed they looked different.\u00a0 It was then that I noticed I had two different shoes.\u00a0 The best part was when I saw the white residue from the fertilizer on both of my shoes, it was then that I realized that I had managed to wear two different shoes to church yesterday (I wish I could upload a picture of them because they look nothing alike other than both being black).\u00a0 I wanted to see if it was as obvious to the rest of the world as it was to me, so I went and showed my wife.\u00a0 She immediately picked up on the fact they were two different shoes and seeing my head drop, she began to laugh and asked if I had wore those two shoes to church yesterday.\u00a0 Fast forwarding into later today there had been an incident that wasn’t very pleasant.\u00a0 In all honesty, it was pretty frustrating for me, but even now sitting here re-telling one of my “I’m a goofball stories” I have to laugh a little.<\/p>\n
I am convinced that God gives us these times in which all we can do is laugh to remind us that even when life is difficult (and it will be), there is always something to smile about.\u00a0 Psalm 42:5 says, “Why art thou cast down, o my soul?\u00a0 And why art thou disquieted in me?\u00a0 Hope thou in God.”\u00a0 Simple little reminder that regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in with life, you can always find hope in God, and that is something to smile about.\u00a0 I will close with two precious promises from God Himself.\u00a0 Hebrews 13:5, ” I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.”\u00a0 Psalm 23:4a, “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.”\u00a0 Take heart dear brother or sister in Christ, God is always near, He knows where you are, He knows what you are going through, and He will give you the grace and strength to face whatever life throws at you.\u00a0 Smile God loves you!<\/p>\n
By His grace and through His strength may we live for Him<\/p>\n
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Proverbs 15:13 says, “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.”\u00a0 This is at least partly responsible for the phrase “laughter is the best medicine.”\u00a0 Solomon in this verse hits the … Read More