My friend Patty is coming for a visit today, staying for about a week. I am looking forward to smiling and laughing a lot! I need to laugh, I need big roaring, belly-shaking laughter!
I think 2020 has stripped many of us of our laughter. Some of the problems facing us seem insurmountable and there are doom and gloom forecasts constantly about the election, the virus, the economy, and just about every part of life that touches us as individuals and as a church corporate.
While all those issues are true, and important to resolve, we cannot allow them to control our attitudes or emotions. Now it is even more important that we watch our mindsets and put our feelings in the correct position in ruling our lives.
For me, dealing with life’s difficulties has always involved humor. I have tried to live Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart does good, like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” [NKJV]
I realized this morning upon waking that I have allowed health issues, some burdens and 2020 to strip a bit of humor and laughter from my life. I am not a broken spirit … but I think I see a couple cracks that need to be repaired! So today, in preparation for my friend’s visit, I am going to get my belly-shaking muscles toned up and ready. I am going to find some old Carol Burnett comedy skits, or clean funny movies and shoes to watch in preparation.
I am ready to take my medicine! How about you?
Father, I am so looking forward to the time when joy and laughter will be forever, never to be touched again by a broken spirit! Amen.