Verse of the Day 3/25
Proverbs 15:13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. English Standard Version (ESV)
I read today's verse this morning and it was something that I needed to see, read and hear. In these days of a global pandemic with illness, job loss, debt and uncertainty all around us it is easy to feel "sorrow of heart" and our spirit crushed. But it doesn't have to be that way. One of the ways of being an overcomer is to have a different focus, not on all of the stuff that is going on around us but looking onward and upward. Think of things that you can be "glad" about, to be thankful for. But don't stop there.
I would encourage you to find some ways to laugh, find ways to bring smiles to your face and others. The other day I did something that caused my wife to laugh almost uncontrollably for several minutes. She was laughing at me and it caused me to laugh. It was good to hear that laughter. I'm not one that goes around with a happy face all the time (my wife can attest to that) but when I take my mind off of things that would bring me and her down, I can make her or other people smile and even laugh.
Proverbs 15:13A cheerful heart puts a smile on your face, but a broken heart leads to depression. The Passion Translation (TPT)
I would encourage you to "be glad" in your heart, may it lead to a cheerful face that may bring joy and even laughter to someone in these days of "confused situations".
In this night of a restless remorse
When the heart and the soul of a nation
Lay wounded and cold as a corpse
Comes a song bringing joy to the sad
Oh, your cry has been heard and the ransom
Has been paid up in full, be ye glad
Oh, be ye glad
Every debt that you've ever had
Has been paid up in full by the grace of the Lord
Be ye glad, be ye glad, be ye glad"
-- In Christ, Mike Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
Proverbs 15:13-18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Living an Ascended Life
13 A cheerful heart puts a smile on your face,
but a broken heart leads to depression.
14 Lovers of God[a] hunger after truth,
but those without understanding
feast on foolishness and don't even realize it.
15 Everything seems to go wrong
when you feel weak and depressed.
But when you choose to be cheerful,
every day will bring you more and more joy and fullness.[b]
16 It's much better to live simply,
surrounded in holy awe and worship of God,
than to have great wealth with a home full of trouble.
17 It's much better to have a kind, loving family, even with little,
than to have great wealth
with nothing but hatred and strife all around you.[c]
18 A touchy, hot-tempered man picks a fight,
but the calm, patient man knows how to silence strife.
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