REASON TO SMILE

John 15:11 NLT I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow.

Isn’t it lovely to know we can be the reason someone smiles today? Just seeing someone smile or hearing them laugh can lift our spirits unless we’re being very grumpy!😊

I read this quip recently which made me chuckle - “Yesterday I wore something from 5 years ago and it actually fit. So proud of myself. It was a scarf. But still. Let’s be positive here!’🤣 

We all need things to lighten our moment, to take the tension out of our circumstances and humour is one of God’s great gifts to us. Wherever we go we can help to lift the atmosphere by our attitude and by seeing things from a bigger perspective. 

I know we shouldn’t be flippant when things are horrible but do we ever take ourselves too seriously in the every day things? I know I tend to and it’s not a bad thing when someone teases us to let us see we need to lighten up if we’re maybe being a bit ‘intense’ sometimes!😊

We all know life can be challenging to say the least and Jesus had more challenges than us all but yet, just before He was about to go to the Cross, He told His disciples to cheer up! He could see the bigger picture and He knew He wasn’t a victim but a Victor and He passed His victory on to us.

Even when we find we’re tempted to worry about a lot of things, the One who said “Cheer up” in the first place, told us to give all those worries to Him and allow His peace and joy to replace the things that are stealing our smiles and making us so intense. 

So remember to put a smile on your face today and make someone else’s day, help to lighten their load by seeing the bigger picture, and always look on the bright side, because we’re on Jesus’ side, the victory side. Amen.😊

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