A Merry Heart Makes a Cheerful Countenance, June 22

Emotional Maturity Brings Happiness. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13. Search:  ↓ ↑ ×Close SUBSCRIBE DONATE BranchOffices AUA,Kenya AU,Michigan,US LLU,California,US ResearchCenters FR KR PT ELLENWHITE.ORG EGWWRITINGS.ORG ToggleNavigation EllenG.White®Estate SharingtheVision EllenWhiteBio AbouttheEstate IssuesandAnswers EGWWritings EGWWritingsbooklist Abbreviations Currentpublications EGWeBooks Books Devotionals Biography ModernEnglish TestimoniesfortheChurch ConflictoftheAges ConflictoftheAgesCollection TheLifeofFaithCollection EGWAudiobooks DailyDevotional ThoughtfortheDay Subscriptions EGWWritingsApps Android iOS Windows macOS Web Resources StudyGuides GCsession EGWPrayer Afrikaans Bulgarian Chinese Czech English French German HaitianCreole Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Macedonian Papiamentu Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Spanish Swahili Xhosa ResearchCenterVideos EGWWritingsTutorials Android EGWWritingsApps Android iOS Windows macOS Web CD-ROMinfo Archives Photos Links Pioneers WilliamMiller JamesWhite EllenG.White JosephBates JohnN.Andrews JohnH.Kellogg UriahSmith GoodloeH.Bell PioneersstoriesCDs SOPDay 2015Centennial 2015CentennialPlans EGWCentennial1915-2015 Contacts AMerryHeartMakesaCheerfulCountenance,June22 Home Devotionals MyLifeToday PREV SELECT TODAY NEXT Subscribe EmotionalMaturityBringsHappiness Amerryheartmakethacheerfulcountenance:butbysorrowoftheheartthespiritisbroken.Proverbs15:13. Ifyouareburdenedandweary,youneednotcurluplikeleavesuponawitheredbranch.Cheerfulnessandaclearconsciencearebetterthandrugs,andwillbeaneffectiveagentinyourrestorationtohealth.... Youwillbebenefitedwiththeeffortyoumaketobecheerful....Getoutofdoorsasmuchaspossible,andbebenefitedwiththebreezesandtheblessedsunshine.LetthesongsofthebirdsandthebeautiesofnatureawakenholyandgratefulfeelingsinyourheartsandleadyoutoadoreyourCreatorwhohasanticipatedyourwantsandsurroundedyouwithunnumberedtokensofHisloveandconstantcare.... Haveanaiminlifewhileyoudolive.Gathersunshineaboutyouinsteadofclouds.Seektobeafresh,beautifulflowerinGod'sgarden,impartingfragrancetoallaroundyou.Dothis,andyouwillnotdieawhitsooner;butyouwillsurelyshortenyourdaysbyunhappycomplainings.... Pruneoffeverydecayingleafandwitheredbranchfromyourlifeandmanifestonlyfreshnessandvigor.71TheHealthReformer,June1871. ThecheerfulnessoftheChristianiscreatedbytheconsiderationofthegreatblessingsweenjoybecausewearethechildrenofGod.“Therefore,mybrethrendearlybeloved,”hesays,“andlongedfor,myjoyandcrown,sostandfastintheLord,mydearlybeloved.”ThecheerfulenlightenmentofthemindandthesoultemplebytheassurancethatwehavereconciliationwithGod,thehopewehaveofeverlastinglifethroughChrist,andthepleasureofblessingothers,arejoyswhichbringnosorrowwiththem.72Letter28,1897. ***** Christiansshouldbethemostcheerfulandhappypeoplethatlive.73TheReviewandHerald,July25,1871. FromMyLifeToday-Page177 PREV SELECT TODAY NEXT Subscribe MyLifeToday January February March April May June July August September October November December ×Close ThoughtfortheDay AsyouasktheLordtohelpyou,honoryourSaviourbybelievingthatyoudoreceiveHisblessing.Allpower,allwisdom,areatourcommand.Wehaveonlytoask.Prayer,p.16