Have you had your Joy Juice today? If you want a healthy lifestyle, this is where
to start: with your daily recommended serving of JOY and HOPE!
In 1997 the
American Heart Association reported a remarkable finding. From years of research, they concluded that
people who experienced high levels of despair and hopelessness had a 20 %
greater occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD) than did optimistic
people. “This is the same magnitude of
increased risk that one sees in comparing a pack-a-day smoker to a non-smoker.”
(Researcher Susan Everson)
Do you get
the picture? God calls us to choose HOPE
and FAITH. No, we can’t control most of the circumstances that come into our
lives. But we can choose our reaction to
them! We will experience problems and difficulties, but…as children of
God, we can lay our burdens at the foot
of the Cross!
How many times do we have to read
or hear “The JOY of the LORD is our strength” (Nehemiah 8:10) until we
truly believe it and apply that truth to our lives? The faithful, Christian walk contributes to
overall good health, for God gives us a legitimate basis for hope. And with that hope…..comes JOY! ABUNDANT JOY in Him!
Have
a dose of JOY JUICE! It does the body
good…as well as our heart and soul!
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