PROVERBS 15:13 & 15; 17:22. MONA LISA I.PROOFS OF A HAPPY HEART Proverbs 15:13, “A happy heart makes the face cheerful.”

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PROVERBS 15:13 & 15; 17:22

MONA LISA

I.PROOFS OF A HAPPY HEART Proverbs 15:13, “A happy heart makes the face cheerful.”

A. Healthy Laughter

“Taco, deer?”

B. Heartfelt rejoicing Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, and again I say it, ‘Rejoice!”

Philippians 2:17, “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.”

James 5:13, “Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise!”

II. THE PRESCRIPTION FOR A HAPPY HEART

A. Futile prescriptions

1. Pleasure doesn’t make you happy.

2. P ossessions don’t make you happy.

1. Pleasure doesn’t make you happy. 2. P ossessions don’t make you happy. 3. Power doesn’t make you happy.

B. The fruitful prescription for a happy heart

1. Make the right decision.

John 15:11, “These things have I spoken to you, that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be full.”

Acts 16:34, “…He was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God— he and his whole family.”

2. Take the right direction.

Psalm 1:1-3, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever he does prospers.”

To be happy many times over takes… a.The right fellowship Psalm 1:1, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers…”

Three crowds the Psalmist warns us not to run with if we want to live a happy life: 1. The skeptical

Three crowds the Psalmist warns us not to run with if we want to live a happy life: 1.The skeptical 2.The sinful Proverbs 30:20, “Equally amazing is how an adulterous woman can satisfy her sexual appetites, shrug her shoulders, and then say, ‘What’s wrong with that?’”

Three crowds the Psalmist warns us not to run with if we want to live a happy life: 1.The skeptical 2.The sinful 3.The scornful

To be happy many times over takes… a.The right fellowship b.The right focus Psalm 1:2, “But whose delight is in the law of the Lord and who mediates on His law day and night.”

1.Delight in God’s Word. Psalm 1:2, “But whose delight is in the law of the Lord…”

1.Delight in God’s Word. 2.Dwell on God’s Word. Psalm 1:2, “And on His law he meditates day and night…”

III. THE POWER OF A HAPPY HEART

A.A happy heart has the power to enhance your personal welfare. Proverbs 15:15, “The cheerful heart has a continual feast.”

B. A happy heart has the power to enhance your personal witness. Psalm 126:2 (NLT), “We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, ‘What amazing things the Lord has done for them!’”

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