Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart make a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A joyful heart is like good medicine, but a depressed spirit makes us sick.
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a breaking heart makes the countenance sad.
God created us to be happy and healthy human beings because we are created in His image.
When we are in a positive frame of mind, we able to worship, adore and give God and Jesus all the glory and praise.
And as you can see from the above verses, happiness does affect our heath both spiritually and physically.
The devil wants us be sad and depressed, he knows that if we are in negative frame of mind, it will make us sick, and we will not be able to worship God as we should and our faith will weaken.
The devil devises every evil scheme to keep us bound in sadness and depression, then he is able to destroy us both spiritually and physically – that is his aim, to destroy God’s creation.
But God wants us to be happy because He created us to be happy and healthy.
When we think about how much God and Jesus loves us, that should make us very happy indeed.
Jesus says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
We are blessed and highly favoured by God. Jesus died to save us and redeem us back to our Heavenly Father.
Jesus is coming again to receive us and we will get to live with Him in heaven forever and ever. The Bible tells us ” Behold, He cometh with clouds and every eye will see Him.”
Then there will be no more sadness, depression, worry, anxiety pain, sorrow, no more death, sickness, suffering or disease, for the former things have passed away.
And most important, the devil, sin and evil will be finally destroyed.
What a great and happy day that will be, when Jesus, our Saviour we will see.
Here are some Bible texts to encourage you, and give you a joyful heart.
Psalms 146:2
Praise the Lord, O my soul, while I live I will praise the Lord, I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 89:15
Blessed, are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
Psalms 95:1
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Habakkuk 3:18
I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Psalms 106:1,4
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Remember me, O Lord with the favour You have toward Your people. Oh visit me with Your salvation.
Isaiah 29:19
The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice, in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing. With everlasting joy on their heads. they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Nehemiah 8:10b
Do not be sorrowful, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
So be happy. You are loved and highly favoured by God.
