LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL A GIFT TO BE CELEBRATED!

A MERRY HEART

August 5, 2010 33 miners 2,300 feet underground

August 22 “We are well in the shelter, the 33.”

After the bad comes the good

“Hopefulness and confidence.” What is optimism? Happiness, hope, joyfulness, positive attitude, high spirits and cheerfulness. Oxford English Dictionary “Hopefulness and confidence.”

Romans 8:28, NIV We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him

Corinthians 10:13, NIV God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,...

...he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. Corinthians 10:13, NIV ...he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Making the choice to be optimistic

Sir Winston Churchill “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity,... An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Albert Camus “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”

Romans 8:38-39, NKJV For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,...

...nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,... Romans 8:38-39, NKJV ...nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,...

Romans 8:38-39, NKJV ...shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 3:17-19, NKJV “[T]hat Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,...

Ephesians 3:17-19, NKJV ...may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height -...

Ephesians 3:17-19, NKJV ...to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, NKJV For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,...

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, NKJV ...while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, NKJV ...For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Revelation 21:2-4, NKJV Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,...

...prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2-4, NKJV ...prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying,...

Revelation 21:2-4, NKJV ...‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people.

Revelation 21:2-4, NKJV God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;...

...there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. Revelation 21:2-4, NKJV ...there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away’.

Proverbs 17:22, NIV A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Stimulate the circulatory system Hearty laughter Exercise the lungs Stimulate the circulatory system Increase the oxygen intake into the lungs

Hearty laughter The heart rate, breathing, and circulation speed up Pulse rate and blood pressure will decrease

6,928 adult of Alameda County, California Who were unhappy had a death rate 57 % higher

Lamentations 3:21-23, NIV Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,...

Lamentations 3:21-23, NIV ...for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

1 Peter 3:15, NKJV But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone...

1 Peter 3:15, NKJV ...who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.

The Desire of Ages, p. 83. E. G. White “It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ...”

The Desire of Ages, p. 83. E. G. White “We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones.”

The Desire of Ages, p. 83. E. G. White “As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us, our confidence in Him will be more constant,...”

The Desire of Ages, p. 83. E. G. White “...our love will be quickened, and we shall be more deeply imbued with His spirit.”

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