Monday, May 17, 2010

Smile...

Take the time to smile...No matter if, at the exact moment, you are hurting deep inside. No matter if you feel as though you are alone and have no one. Smile...Watch something funny. Listen to a funny song. Read a funny poem. Recall a funny memory. Write something funny and ridiculous that you know will bring a smile on your face. Just take the time to smile. 

If someone has hurt you, forgive them. If you have witnessed loss, grieve. But do not let your whole world be consumed to these things. Give your problems to God. Lay your burdens down before Him and He will take them up and deal with them. He will comfort you and give you rest. He will give you the strength to move mountains. 

Just do not forget to smile...A part of knowing that we are humans is that we know that grieving indicates that we are alive. Our emotions: anger and sorrow are always there to remind us that we do those things because we are alive...but happiness also does the same thing. So smile. Laugh. Let your soul sing with laughter as you embrace the smile on your face. When you smile, all of the pain and sorrow...all of the problems that you may be going through...they all cease away. Even if it is just for a minute, they vanish! So smile...

SMILE

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

That's My King!

I really love this particular sermon by S.M. Lockridge. The actual sermon is great, but this particular clip (of the audio) is the part that is commonly known of around the Christian community. There are many videos that present this message, and they are all great. Some are brilliant, with the texts and effects and choices of music added to the audio. However, I felt that this video version is more intimate with the precise message of the sermon. In truth, it doesn't need flashy graphics or effects, and edgy songs. The truth is in the message, and that is all that matters! 

That's My King!
 
 Video Source: Youtube's ConnectedByLight channel