Laugh Out Loud (LOL)

Main Scripture: A joyful heart is good medicine (Prov 17:22a, ESV)

Song for Meditation: A Joy Heart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0gFV8em6k8)

You might have heard the saying that “laughter is good medicine.”  While a medical doctor might not prescribed laughing your ills and pains away the Bible concurs with this saying. Proverbs 17:22 tells us that “a joyful heart is good medicine.” Also according to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s website “a growing body of research supports the theory that laughter may have therapeutic value.” It further states that “For years, the use of humour has been used in medicine.” More and more the medical field is accepting laughter as a form of therapy that can help improve the quality of life of patients with critical illnesses.

So ladies today “laugh out loud.” It may be hard because you might be faced with a many problems of troubles however laughing will distract you and will help to soothe your issues. Today my encouragement to you is to read a funny story, book or comic or watch a comedy. As E.E. Cummings once said that “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”

The Cancer Centers of America website also outlines the, physical benefits gained from laughing as follows:

• Boosting  the immune system and circulatory system
• Enhancing oxygen intake
• Stimulating the heart and lungs
• Relaxing muscles throughout the body
• Triggering  the release of endorphins (the body’s natural painkillers)
• Easing digestion/soothes stomach aches
• Relieving pain
• Balancing blood pressure
• Improving mental functions (i.e., alertness, memory, creativity)

Laughter may also help to:

• Improve overall attitude
• Reduce stress/tension
• Promote relaxation
• Improve sleep
• Enhance quality of life
• Strengthen social bonds and relationships
• Produce a general sense of well-being

Ladies God wants us to be happy, He does not want us to worry and be stressed all the time. Psalms 30:11 says “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”  So ladies laugh out loud today.

Have God-Filled Day Ladies

Let us pray

Lord Thank you for the gift of laughter. Today I pray that you will cause all of us to be glad and teach us to just laugh out loud so that we may enjoy all the benefits that come with it.

In Jesus Name

Amen 

Treasures

Main Scripture:  “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust^[a] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matt 6:19-21, ESV)

  

There is a little game I play sometimes when I want to take a time-out called Diamond Digger Saga. It is about digging through diamonds and unearthing special treasures. The aim of the game is to collect as much treasure as you can with the number of moves allotted. However, if you dig long enough you will be brought to a treasure room where there is no obstacle and you can get all the treasures you want.

Whenever I play this game I think about today’s scripture because I would do everything to get all the treasures outside of the treasure room forgetting that there is a treasure room where it is all free.

Ladies we tend to be like this, it is natural and very ambitious for us to want to achieve wealth, a certain level of education, and as much material things as we can think about. However, today I want to reflect on the scripture because if we should be honest the thief of sickness, death, worry , anxiety and men have already started to deplete our treasures and they are not going anywhere with us when we die

So today ladies I want to encourage us to lay up some treasures in heaven, treasures where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. So if you should die today these treasures will last.

Some of the treasure that you should lay up includes:

 ·         A relationship with God – find time for fellow-shipping with God. Have daily time set aside for praying to and worshiping God.

 ·         Gratitude – Look for the little things in your life and be thankful for them. Instead of focusing on what is negative in your life focus on that with is positive.

 ·         Love for God and others – Ladies I encourage you show love with all that you have. The wealth, the education, the business that you have gained, use it to help others. Ladies in John 13:34, a commandment was given that we should love one another just as God loved us.

 ·         Forgiveness – For your own sake ladies, forgive.

Let’s Pray,

Lord we thank you for reminding us today that the treasures that we lay up in heaven is more important than any material treasure we could lay up for ourselves. Help us Lord to focus on these instead of focusing on those which are not eternal.

In Jesus Name, Amen

Have A God Filled Day Ladies