Laughter With Friends Is a Great Connector
Becky Harling
“A cheerful heart is good medicine …” Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
“‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.’” John 9:3 (NIV)
“The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.” Proverbs 19:8 (NIV)
“[Jesus] said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’ The sick man answered him, ‘Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Get up, take up your bed, and walk.’ And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.” John 5:6b-9 (ESV)
“For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding].” 1 Corinthians 2:10 (AMP)
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” Matthew 10:29 (NIV)
“The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.” Psalm 34:19 (NIV)
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him.” 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5:16 (ESV)
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV)
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 (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)