A Smile That Shines

   This morning, I pulled out Created to be His Help Meet and was inspired yet again. I consider myself to be a rather smiley person. My motto is Hacuna Matada — no worries, no cares. No matter how hard or difficult a task or situation seems to be, there IS (believe it or not) a brighter side! The hard work is just in finding that brighter side. You know, you’re not the only one who has it bad here, lots of people have to deal with tough things everyday but if everybody let themselves get down the world would be an extremely gloomy and dull place to exist.

   Proverbs 15:13  says  “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.”

   Proverbs 17:22 says “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.”

   Everyone is drawn to a smile. Who and what you are is reflected in your face. The heart attitude will always come shining through no matter if you’d like it to or not — good or bad. I once heard someone say that what’s in your heart is on your face.

   As much as I smile and try to make the best of every situation, I had to stop and think to myself. Do people see me as a happy, thankful person? Within a matter of minutes I found myself examining my life and determining how I could do better. And since we’re here, you may be smiling on the outside but if you’re not joyful on the inside too you may fool others but there’s no fooling yourself. Have you ever heard anybody say of another person that the smile just reached their eyes? That person was probably joyful inside and when they smiled it even showed in their eyes. The whole countenance of a person can be consumed with joy and WILL bubble out, believe me.

   Now, I’m not saying that you won’t ever be sad, angry, hurt or dissapointed. Sometimes, I come home from work feeling too tired to smile. But as Christians, we do have more to find Joy in than most people around us.

   Applying this to the future, as far as dating and marriage are concerned, Mrs. Pearl asked a question that actually made me smile. It was kind of a sweet thing to think about, that I haven’t really considered even though its just simple musings. She said, “Does he see you as a happy, thankful woman? Does he find himself smiling when he looks at you, amused at the cheerful little grin on your face and completely delighted in the way you think and the things you say — even the dumb things?”

    Mrs. Pearl encourages establishing a new habit — What else can I do to make him smile? Learn to charm him with your mischievous only for him grin. And never demand that he love and cherish you just because he ought to! Earn every smile and shared moment.

    I haven’t really given SO much thought, but even a smile goes a long way. I want to please my husband that God will one day bless me with. I can’t wait to be there but this time of growing Spiritually and getting closer to my God is the best thing I can be doing right now.