Do you take yourself too seriously? Do you have to be right in everything you do? Are you stressed all the time? Are you at rest in who you are? Is life passing you by and you feel like you are on the sidelines? Laugh! Scripture says that the Lord sits in heaven and laughs at our enemies. What does this have to do with you? Everything!

Did you know that Jesus laughed a lot when He walked the earth 2000 years ago? When you truly know the One who has everything under His control, life doesn’t have to be so serious. Laughter is contagious. Laughter is healing to the soul. It is a medicine. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 15:15 (Amp) “All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings], but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of circumstances].” Now, if this is the truth, and we know it is, then why don’t we do it more. The reason is religion, the devil and perfection. (Don’t believe me? That’s okay. I’ve been wrong before, but at least hear me out before you close out this page.)

First of all, religion is based upon rules and regulations and not on relationship. (This is my belief and the more I watch religious people the more I see this is true. They love to beat themselves up and most of the time they are their own worst enemy.) Secondly, the devil hates the Lord and His creation so he will do everything in his power to destroy it. He doesn’t like it when you laugh. You are supposed to be serious and stressed and totally committed, after all, he is. And last of all, there is the term perfection. I must be perfect and I must be right or no one will love me, especially the Lord. Rubbish!

Who cares? We do and too often, way too much. Who created laughter in the first place? I wish I were a comedian and I pray a lot to have the gift to make others laugh. I love to see people laugh. My wife can be talking about the most serious subject and all of a sudden people just start laughing. I have been the serious one, but I am working on it. There is nothing in my life or yours that is going to happen that the Lord doesn’t already know about. Not only does He know about it, but He also has a plan to get us through. Our choice, do we stress about it or can we laugh our way through it. Of course, depending on what IT is, we might not want to laugh tooooo LOUD out loud. Do you catch the spirit of what I am saying?

We are human. We make mistakes. Father knew that before He created us humans. So why do we try sooooooo hard to be robots? If He would have wanted perfect, robotic obedience, He would have made them from the start. Relax! Peace to you! Let His love fill you anew. Receive His anointing and be filled to overflowing and then let it pour out to those around you. Then fill up again and again. Be a conduit of His love and gifts. Share the laughter. Share your smiles. Others need to see His life in you and me. There is a time and place to be serious, but take advantage of the other times. Remember to reach out and hug others. Let them know you care. We don’t know if we will be here tomorrow or see them again, so this might be our only chance to let them know how we really feel.

Dare to live your life to its full. Dare to laugh and smile and play. Dare to look your mountains in the face and laugh because you know you already have the victory. Help someone else find theirs and share the victory with them. Do something new. God spoke the world into existence. Hear what He is saying to you and speak your world into existence. Let your life be changed and then help others also. Find the hidden paths of love. They are buried beneath the vines and thorns of hate, fear, stress, worry, anxiety, murder, depression, self-pity, loneliness, etc. Throw these things in the fire where they belong and clear a path large enough to invite others down this path too. You don’t need to be alone. Love attracts. Heres to your new life!

Joseph