Good Morning!! As Christians, one of our greatest desires should be to share the message of Christianity, with others. Yet sometimes unbelievers don't want to hear our message, because they perceive Christians as pessimistic, suspicious, critical, judgmental, cranky people. And, sadly, probably all of us are guilty of at least one or two of these characteristics at any given time. But God tells us to be joyful and loving, to fill our lives with laughter. He knows that when we do this, we will be happier and healthier,...and a better testimony of His love.

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!—Philippians 4:4 (NLT)

You might ask; "How do we begin to live our lives with more laughter?" Well, the first thing is to hang around happy people,...laughter really does seem to be contagious. Another step toward more laughter that most of us can take is to stop taking ourselves so seriously. It's ok to spend some time just having fun! Enjoy this life that God gave you. Most of us need to simplify our lives and avoid getting bogged down with busyness. Being over-tired and over-stressed can quickly rob us of our joy. 

As we learn to trust God in every area of our lives, and allow His joy to fill us to overflowing,...our lives will begin to reflect His love to others,...and they want to hear more about this Christian walk.

Father, help us to always be full of joy in You. Help others to see the joy of Jesus in us, so that they might want to meet Him. In His name we pray. Amen.

" We are precious to our Heavenly Father. So precious that He became like us, so that we might come to Him."