Thursday... This can make such a difference. Proverbs 15:13 (MSG) says, "A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day." So true. Verse 15 says, "A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song." The Amplified Bible puts them this way. Verse 13, "A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face, but when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed." And then verse 15, "All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances]." Again, so true. Then look at verse 14, "The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it." And then verse 16, "Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it." And these two verses in The Message. Verse 14, "An intelligent person is always eager to take...
A positive reflection for a new day...