Laughter With Friends Is a Great Connector
Becky Harling
“A cheerful heart is good medicine …” Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1b (NIV)
“Then Joshua said to the Israelites, ‘In the future your children will ask, “What do these stones mean?”’” Joshua 4:21 (NLT)
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7 (NKJV)
“When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled … They told him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Then Jesus wept.” John 11:33, 34b-35 (NLT)
“A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. ‘If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,’ he said. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be healed!’ Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.” Mark 1:40-42 (NLT)
“So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.” Joshua 6:14 (NIV)
“‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’ ‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” Matthew 14:28-30 (NIV)
“Then Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.’” 1 Samuel 2:1 (NIV)
“Jesus looked at them intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.’” Matthew 19:26 (NLT)
“I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation …” Philippians 4:12b (NIV)
“A cheerful heart is good medicine …” Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
“I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 (AMP)
Lord, thank You for the strength to keep running the race You’ve marked out for me (Hebrews 12:1). When I feel tired or distracted, help me remember all You’ve done — how You forgive, heal, redeem,...
“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits …” Psalm 103:2 (NIV)