Smiles and Good News

Good Morning,

Proverbs 15:30 (NIV)
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

After reading this verse from Proverbs this morning I wondered if we wouldn't all be much, much better off if we totally swore off ALL news...from TV, radio, newspapers, the internet. I say this because, as we are all more than well aware, there seems to be nothing but BAD news being shown and broadcast everywhere we look. Now, especially in this day and age, it would be pretty much impossible to divorce ourselves completely from all of the bad news that surrounds us...and, we do sort of need to know what's happening so we can protect ourselves and our families from some things. Ah, enough proselytizing!

A cheerful look. Now, tell me that someone with a genuine smile and twinkle in their eyes doesn't make you feel good. God tells us that a cheerful look from someone will bring a bit of joy to us. It's so very true. So, if someone's cheerful look and smile makes ME feel good, then doesn't it just make sense that MY smile and cheerful look will make any number of people feel a joy and happiness that they didn't have before it? So, moral here: Smile!

Good news brings health. I know that is also true because it's been shown time after time, over and over, that when people are ill or just not feeling well, good news makes them perk up and just not feel as badly as they did. It's so very simple, really. Our inner self can be lifted high with good news and, of course, cheerful looks. When we feel good inside it takes the sting out of whatever illness we might be struggling with. And, as we said, good news tends to give us that good feeling deep inside which will affect our physical bodies.

Such a simple...yet oh so meaningful...verse of Scripture.

Give it a try. Put a smile on your face and bring good news. Then, watch what happens.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David