THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
Jeremy joined the band at school. The director gave him a violin, which he was to practice playing each evening at home.
Each evening, Jeremy would sit by the window in the living room and practice the violin. And each time, the dog would sit outside the window and howl.
After about the third night, Jeremy's Mom said, "Son! You're gonna HAFTA play something that dog doesn't KNOW!"
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Proverbs 15
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
KJV
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Feelings are a part of life. If you are happy, you show it; and if you are sad, it shows too.
A "cheerful countenance" is not only a smiling face, but an attitude of desire to accomplish something. Sadness reduces the "spirit" of accomplishment.
Feelings are a part of life, but they shouldn't RULE the life.
Once, my dad had surgery to change his pacemaker. The old one no longer worked. It was a "dual lead" pacemaker which meant that there were two wires which carried current. One wire went to the heart & one wire went to the atrial artery. The one that went to the atrial artery no longer functioned. The doctor wanted to change the whole thing out. But the wire in the atrial artery had an occlusion which meant it was "grown into" the flesh. Pulling it out would tear the artery and cause a heart attack. The only choice left was to replace the pacemaker with a SINGLE LEAD. That wouldn't to HELP the heart problem much.
But was Dad sad? NO! He was disappointed surely. But his determination was to go on with life as God had dictated. He wouldn't let himself become saddened and ruin his disposition.
How about you? When you face difficulties and are overly concerned, do you DETERMINE not to be sad?
Feelings are PART of life. But we shouldn't allow them to dictate how we live!
Determine to live happy in Jesus regardless of what life throws at ya!
If you know Jesus, life cannot play a song with which you cannot sing!
Love ya,
Bruce