Psalm 100:1 On your feet now - applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. (The Message).
I just found that such an uplifting translation I felt I had to share it with you. I've never thought of bringing a gift of laughter to God - how about you? We so often come to God with doomy and gloomy faces, weighed down with all our cares and woes but I'm sure we all have something to be happy about!
The other day I had something wrong with two of my toes which have been troubling me for a while, so I went to the Lord about it and said "Thank You Lord, eight of my toes are really happy but two are not. Thank you for healing them. Amen." Although we may be in pain in one part, we can be happy we're pain free in other parts of our bodies, don't you think? 😊
I heard a lady recount how she was trying to cheer up her friend who was so worried and sad about her daughter it was making her ill. She'd read that if you put a pencil between your teeth it makes your mouth turn up at the sides so she went to her friend with a pencil for herself and one for her friend and was explaining the principle with the pencil in place. By the time they'd done it they were in fits of laughter and her friend was reminded that the joy of the Lord is her strength, that it's already inside us, but we have to stir that joy up ourselves sometimes.
God gave us His joy and He loves to see us laugh so next time you laugh how about sharing it with Him and share the joke? Maybe that's a radical thought for you but not for God. I'm sure He has a great sense of humour so why not make Him laugh as our verse says today and stir up your own joy at the same time. 😊 If all else fails, just start with the gift of a smile!😊😊
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