In the 1800s
a couple of prospectors discovered gold and wanted to keep their discovery a
secret so others wouldn't find out. When they went back into town to buy
supplies, neither of them said a word to anyone. But as they started back to
the mountains, everyone in town was following them with picks and
shovels. Although they hadn’t told anyone about finding gold, their discovery
was written all over their faces.
Your face is connected to your heart.
Your facial expressions are the newspaper headlines telling the story of what's
taking place inside your heart. If you are angry it will show up on your face. If
you are depressed, it’s obvious to everyone. But Proverbs 15:13 says, "A
joyful heart makes a cheerful face." Joy cannot be suppressed. It will always make a person smile.
We can decide the headlines people
will read on our faces.
What we think about determines our emotions—and this determines our facial
expressions. We can change our moods by changing what we think about. Joy comes
from not only thinking positively, but also seeing God’s hand at work in our lives and trusting Him with the
outcome of every circumstance. “Whatever is true,
whatever is noble, whatever is right …whatever is praiseworthy—think about these
things” (Phil. 4:8).
What is the
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