Have a good laugh

"A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones"

                                                                         Proverbs 17:22   NKJV

A person's mental outlook has a lot to do with recovery from sickness or an accident. A cheerful disposition is a powerful aid to healing. However, a broken spirit saps a person's vitality. This latter condition can often be observed when a person is going through bereavement or a broken relationship. It's natural and important to grieve but, if it goes on too long it can rob the individual of future happiness.

Doctor's have long seen the benefits of laughter being a good cure and in itself, is viewed as good medicine. A good belly laugh has been seen as useful for helping the diaphragm to go deep in the body helping the lungs to expand, increasing the amount of oxygen being taken into them. It is also known to help the heart have a gentle rhythmic massage which helps it to beat faster and harder. Circulation speeds up, liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen and gall bladder are all stimulated giving an invigorating lift. (Info from The Berkeley Version - Up to date therapy, unsurpassed)

However, Howard Pollis, a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, reports that when laughter and smiling are used in an aggressive way - to sneer at, to ridicule, to embarrass etc. - they are non healthy and can really do more harm to the 'laugher' than the one who is laughed at.  ©Howard Pollis

A broken spirit has more devastating symptoms. These type of emotions can make hair fall out by the handful, bring on splitting headaches to name just a few of the bad symptoms, including heart problems. Therefore, hearty laughter can produce good health as long as the heart is not full of aggression, jealousy, hate and any other negative feelings. 

So there is a need to empty yourself of any bad feelings that you may have towards anybody - it is really not helping. How can God forgive your sins if you hold resentment towards anyone. Once you have a clear conscience you can begin to see the funny side of things, lighten up and open yourself to some good, hearty belly-laughs. You know that feeling when you have laughed so much that your ribs are aching. This is doing you good, living with a broken spirit is not.

Therefore, talk to God about it

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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