“The good life is the healthful life, the merry life. Life is health, joy, laughter” (Jean Bodlin).
Everyone wants to have a good life, a life that is healthful and merry. Is it possible to have a happy life? What must we do to have a good life?
“The thief cometh not (except), but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10: 10). “Beloved, I wish above all things (I pray in all things) that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth” (III John 1:2). “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it” (I Peter 3:10-11). “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21). “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh” (Proverbs 4:20-22). “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct (make smooth or straight) thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel (body), and marrow (strength) to thy bones” (Proverbs 3:5-8).
Jesus came so that we might have life, and in having this life, we might have it in greater measure and more abundantly. A life where above all things, all is well, we prosper and are in good health just as our soul prospers because of the word of God. Yes, this is true. However, if we want to be happy and have a good life, we must be very careful of what we say. We must learn to control our tongue. We know that death and life are in the power of your tongue; therefore, we must learn to use it, that being our tongue, wisely. We must guard our lips from telling lies, turn away from evil, do what is good, and above all, live in peace.<
God tells us that if we listen carefully and give ear to his sayings, keeping them in the midst of our hearts and mind not allowing them not to depart from our eyes, then we will find that God words are life unto those who find them and health to all their flesh. We must immerse ourselves in his word; we must hunt for, look for, and seek the answers that he has provided us through his instruction manual. In all of this, we must open our mind, open our heart, and seek the wisdom of God that we may see the truth; the truth that he has been trying to reveal to us for many years. Just maybe, these are the only words that we should allow our tongues to speak.
In all that we do, we must trust in the Lord with all our heart, putting God first, and then, he will make straight our way and crown our efforts with success. We are to turn from evil and be not proud of your own wisdom, but instead, trust and reverence the wisdom of the Lord and as we do, this will be health to our body and strength to our bones. We are to rely on the word of God because it includes everything needed to grow in maturity, to be perfect (meaning proficient or capable), and to do what God wants (II Timothy 3:16-17). This type of life is a godly life, a healthful life, and merry life, and truly is a more abundant life.
As always, we pray that our inspirational message will abundantly bless you, greatly inform you, and that you will be the better for having read it. If blessed by this message, please share so that others may be blessed as well. Amen.
Enjoy your blessings. - KW
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