‘A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH’ PROVERBS 17:22
(1) Learn to control the climate around you. Negativity is contagious, look out for its ?carriers?. Love them, lift them if you can, but never let them infect you. When God wants to bless you He?ll send a person; you?ll know them by their spirit, for it will be the spirit of power (the ‘can-do’ attitude), love (which always looks for the best) and a sound mind (which is stable and consistent). (See 2 Timothy 1:7). (2) Smile, even when you?re not on Candid Camera! A woman who?d been given a lovely plant took it home, watered it, fertilised it and set it in the sun. A year later, she discovered it was made of silk ? and she still laughs about it! When you?re secure you can laugh at yourself. It?s also a hallmark of true humility. Smile muscles are linked to the part of your brain that determines mood. That?s why Solomon says, ‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine?’ (Proverbs 17:22). (3) Employ the 90/10 rule. When 90 percent of the circumstances are uncontrollable, focus on the 10 percent you can do something about. And remember, one of God?s ideas ? just one – can change everything! Paul writes, ‘?we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. Nevertheless God?’ (2 Corinthians 7:5-6). Factor God in! He specialises in ‘impossibilities.’ He can take the situation that you?ve built into a mountain and bore a tunnel through it in a matter of seconds. All He asks you to do is involve Him!
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