A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 18:22)
Did you know that not one scripture in the Bible can be discounted? That's right, not one. Some scientists who have tried for many years to discredit the Bible as God's word. Yet the more we understand about science the more credible our Bible becomes. Even archaeology and history bear out the great truths of scripture.
Take the scripture above for instance. Is there really a connection between recovering from a sickness and joy? Science has long told us that laughing releases endorphins from the brain into the body that cause one to tolerate pain at a higher level. Reader's digest for many years has had a section called "Laughter, the best medicine". Many studies have been done to show how a good laugh makes those in pain feel better.
We shouldn't be surprised that laughter makes us feel better. God said it didn't he? He designed our bodies and he knows how they work. And isn't it just like our loving creator to make something so enjoyable as a good laugh to work as a medicine! I believe laughter affects not only our physical bodies but our minds and spirits as well.
Are you feeling the weight of the world today? Life seem to be going all downhill? You don't see anyway out? Try laughter. See if you can cheer someone else up. Tell someone a good joke and feel the affects of their laughter. It may just serve as the missing ingredient that you need to have a good day. Let's spread some cheer, not only at Christmas time, but the whole year through.
Laughingly Yours,
Rev. Sullivan Jones
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