The Antidote for Anxiety and Depression: Trust in Abba Father’s Care – Pt 83
A Heart of Laughter Heals Like Medicine!
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
– Proverbs 17:22
Happiness is usually sought by the acquisition of material things. Nevertheless, true happiness is not found in external things or circumstances. True happiness is the second segment of the fruit of the Spirit joy (see Galatians 5:22) and comes from within you. It is engendered from having a personal relationship with God in which you are connected to His Spirit or wind or breath or life. This connection to the Spirit of God in Whom you believe enables you to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory (see 1 Peter 1:8) even in the midst of difficult times as a heart of laughter heals like medicine. It literally makes you good, well, sound, pleased, and beautiful because your strength is found in the joy of the Lord (see Nehemiah 8:10).
However, anxiety and depression often impair your relationship with God by causing you to be so despondent and drained physically, mentally or emotionally and spiritually. Consequently, you are unable to give attention to and cultivate unbroken fellowship with God as the enemy steals your joy out of your heart.
When your heart is separated or disconnected from God’s Spirit or wind or breath or life your bones dry up and wither away like plants without water. Hence, it is important to keep your heart consistently connected to the source of happiness and laugh a lot.
God bless you!
MY PRAYER FOR TODAY
Daddy, I worship and honour You always. Thank You for Your sweet Holy Spirit from whom comes Your joy that makes my heart happy. I declare that I am consistently connected to Your Spirit and Your joy flows from my heart. Therefore, my heart is filled with laughter that makes me good, well, sound, pleased and beautiful. I pray this by faith in Jesus’ precious name with thanksgiving. Amen!
