We all go through times when we feel weak and have nothing more to give when the demands of daily life seem too much. This world is full of losses: family and friends passing away, fires taking away your home, vehicles breaking down, jobs cutting your hours, and so much more.
I don’t want to focus on all the losses we have or face daily. How can we change this?
Proverbs 17:22 states: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
What and how do I have a merry heart? It is what you listen to, watch, and even talk about, what you do moment by moment, day by day.
When raising my kiddos, I started feeling a heaviness in my heart. I would tell them it was movie time. I was an apartment complex manager, and people would come to our door. When I said, “movie time,” each of my children had a job. One would put a sign on our door stating, “Family time knock only if an emergency,” another would shut all the shades (making it feel like a theater), and one would get to pick out a funny movie to watch. I would make popcorn or popcorn balls. This always restored joy in my home.
So even now, I must do this when I feel a “crushed spirit,” and the joy isn’t in my heart.
Whether you watch a funny movie, take a nap, or turn up the praise music. Do something to restore the joy in your heart.
IN HIM
Pastor Mary
www.momentswithpastormary.blog
Text to give: TITUS to 53-555
