They say balance is key...
I like to think that God laughs a lot. No, this isn't one of those jokes where I say, "I know God laughs a lot and has a sense of humor, He made you, didn't He?" Ha. Funny every time. What I really mean is I think we've got it all wrong in this society; comparing religion and faith with straight faces and robotic lifestyles.
Now, I'm not a bible scholar and I don't profess to know all of scripture by heart but to my knowledge, there's nowhere, not one place in the Word where Jesus says, "I command you all to be not only painfully bored yourselves but also to spend your lives afflicting others with extreme boredom as well." We are kidding ourselves if we think for one minute that Jesus didn't have fun or that we are somehow commanded to live a life absent of laughter and just plain and simple good times!
Recently, I've had the pleasure of re-discovering not only the calmness and the peace that comes from a close relationship with God but also the light heartedness as well! And, what more of a perfect way to celebrate this discovery but with the awesome gift I received from a friend (pictured above). When you're not spending 90 percent of your time feeling slighted, angry and disappointed, life can be a darn good time! A group of friends and I have been getting together for weekly dinners followed by a rented movie; at times, there has been such a warmth in that room that I've felt like I was with blood relatives. I had the pleasure of having a girls' night with some of my friends this evening and I really hope we continue that tradition because it was so nice to just sit and chit-chat about nothing in particular and laugh!
I'm learning that when you put your faith in God and your trust in the plan He has for you (um...He knew how many hairs were on my head before I was even born, I guess I could lean on Him a bit, geez!), you spend A LOT less time waxing philosophical in your journal about how life isn't fair and yada yada yada. Will bad days come? Yep. I am sure that I will have another day, maybe even this week where I think, REALLY? The difference now is, I don't let that day turn into a week...into a year...into seven years...into a lifetime.
Laughter is good. Deep in the soul, shoulders shaking, tears rolling down your cheeks, abs hurting laughter. It's good for you people - trust me!
Proverbs 15:13
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
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