Have you had your Joy Juice
today? It’s a joyful thing to laugh WITH
someone; but we must remember that it never feels good to be laughed AT!
Many people enjoy teasing their
friends as a way of expressing fun and fondness. But we must be careful to know the difference
between laughter that is good & healthy and the kind of laughter that is
inappropriate. “Gentle chiding between friends is normal and acceptable. However crude jokes, offensive remarks, or a
sarcastic jab doesn’t represent the gentleness, kindness, and goodness from the
Holy Spirit. We must examine our hearts before we communicate words that could
bring immediate laughter, but follow later with hurt feelings.”
Each of us can
probably remember occasions of stinging words followed by laughter at our own
expense. No one likes to be ridiculed,
embarrassed or be the brunt of someone’s crude joke. Let’s make sure the words that pass through
our lips are words of love, joy and edification….not the opposite.
As Ephesians 5:4 teaches us: “Nor should there be obscenity, foolish
talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving”.
Let’s give thanksgiving for
fun, friendship and healthy laughter which expresses joy in the Lord.
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