"A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken....He who is of a merry heart has a continual feast."
Proverbs 15:13, 15b
I've had both of them – the merry heart and the broken spirit – and the merry heart is definitely better. It's the difference between feasting on strawberry cheesecake or cod liver oil. But how to get from sorrow to joy is the question. I think it is by remembering what Jesus has done for me. Habbakuk knew there would be times when everything goes to pot and life stinks. But then he said, "Yet [in spite of it all] I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation" (Hab. 3:17-18) The joy of the Lord is my strength, and the fruit of the spirit is joy. Even in the cod liver oil times, I am so glad that Jesus saved me. I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Today's Thought: The joy of salvation heals the broken spirit.
Have a cheesecake day. Love you.
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