Proverbs 15:13
A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
This could possible be life in a nutshell. It is easy to have a cheerful face when life is going as you feel it should. Or simply going great. But it is not a simple task to show cheer when life is bearing down on you. Bearing down to a point that you feel that you are going to be crushed. What we as human beings fail to realize is that we have so much to be thankful for. It could be the simplicity of your life, having family near by or just being able to relax and enjoy a Saturday with no distractions. There are many things around us that we can thank God for, many things that can bring cheer to our lives. But then there is the other side of the coin. And this is the side that the enemy wants to use often. If the enemy can rob you of your joy, you better believe he is going to do it. But here is the great part(cheer), the enemy is a defeated foe. He has no power nor authority over you! In addition, we do have to realize when we are hurting and when our hearts are heavy. In those times, we must turn to the Lord and begin to address our hurts and heartaches with Him. Even though God already knows your hurts, He wants you to tell Him(this is where building an intimate relationship takes place). So in closing, remember this “The dark that is trying to or is consuming you will not last forever and the light that is coming is far greater and more powerful than the dark!” So I say to you, ” Lift your eyes in cheer today and praise our God in heaven.”