If You're JOYful and You Know It....Shout HURRAY!

            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  It’ll make you feel like singing!

            One of the favorite songs of little ones is a tune called, “If you’re happy and you know it.”  This song reminds us that what’s in our hearts, will show on our faces.  Our body language speaks loudly about how we’re feeling.

Sing with me:

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands;

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands;

If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.

The song then goes on to say: "If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet... and shout hurray"!

             Can you imagine a child singing this song without a smile on his face? But what about us adults?  Do you have a song in your heart… or does your body language tell people that you are burdened by problems and concerns? 

Proverbs 17:22  “A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

            None of us can be happy all the time; BUT as you hear me often say ….we can STILL have the JOY of the Lord in the midst of trying times.  By trusting in Him to take care of us and resting in His protective care, we can experience that indescribable peace and Joy.  Maybe we should sing:

If you’re JOYful and you know it, clap your hands, stomp your feet and shout a cheerful HURRAY!!

            Never forget that we CAN have a song of JOY in our heart by drinking the JOY JUICE of Jesus!