A Cheerful Heart

A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul.

But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression.

- Proverbs 17 v 22 (The Passion Translation) (TPT)

I recently had a conversation with my amazing friend and she shared the above scripture with me. She asked me to look it up in the Good News Translation (GNT) but some months ago, I stumbled across the TPT version of the Bible and this translation is now my favorite. The downside, however, is that it only translates all the books of the New Testament and just three books of the Old Testament - Psalms, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.

Life is full of challenges. It is full of ups and downs. Having a positive attitude and a merry heart brings peace and keeps you healthy but being gloomy over a situation that we cannot control 99.9% of the time, only leads to pain, sickness and depression.

I am encouraging you today to choose happiness. I know it’s hard but instead of crying over spilled milk, let us trust God that everything will be alright.

Until my next post, stay safe, stay strong and keep hope alive!

Love,

Peony N Spice

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