Today's passage was filled with zillions more two-liners (see yesterday's discussion). I could have easily written many pages about each one. Instead, I'm choosing something simple:
A miserable heart means a miserable life;
a cheerful heart fills the day with song.
This nugget of truth is small. It seems like...well, common sense. How many of us have heard the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"? Or watched a Disney movie with an extra chipper character?
But by the same token, how many of us have met Christians--God's people--who looked like they just sucked gallons of lemon juice? Have you ever met a Christian who reminded you of Debbie Downer? I have.
There are people who would argue, "The world has some serious problems! It's not realistic for Christians to be Little Miss/Mr. Sunshine." I agree that there are serious problems in our world. But of anyone on this planet, I think Christians should be the most happy and hope-filled. I'm not saying that we shouldn't recognize problems--on the contrary, I believe we should see problems, but view them from a standpoint of God's reality. God obviously knows about all the good and bad things that are happening on this planet--but He can always do something great in and/or through any situation. That's something to cheer about.
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