MEDICINAL POWER OF LAUGHTER

Smile, laugh, be cheerful is a no-money paid prescription of doctors. It is said; "that if people only knew the medicinal power of laughter, of good cheer, of constant expression of joy and gladness, half of the doctors the world over would be out of work."

But many contend that life now is so serious that many people would seem to lose the power to laugh but grumbling gloom and depression take much out of life and deny the fallen victims to get a glimpse of joyful living.

Too many of us dry up because of lack of cheerful habit. Being cheerful will flood our heart with gladness that would contribute to our physical, emotional and mental well-being.

It is said that "laughter is one of nature's greatest tonics." People who keep themselves in joyful laughter are said to be likely to live longer than those who take life to seriously. Remember cheerfulness costs nothing.

BE CHEERFUL AND LIVE LONG!!!

WHAT DO YOU TREASURE MOST?

Everyone has its own most-cherished possessions. Beauty, honor, wealth, power and talent are some of the most sought-after treasures of man.

But life as humans is full of mystery. We witness people known for their beauty, wealth, power and talent to be living in misery because of sickness and lack of wellness in body, heart, mind and spirit.

We live in an era when more are being said and written about health and nutrition. Medical advances are God-given blessings to us that we should be grateful about.

The adequate rest, proper nutrition and nourishment, emotional contentment and cheerful outlook on life have therapeutic value that provide wellness to everyone.

The Bible is rich in verses that promote good health and its abounding grace and blessing to everyone who seeks physical, emotional and mental well-being. Let us not doubt God's all-sufficient enablement. He will carry us though life's darkest hour of misfortune and sorrow.

Proverbs 17:22 ably proclaims that "a merry heart does good, like medicine." So cheerfulness in mind, heart and spirit is a known panacea to illness.

SO BE HAPPY - IT'S GOOD MEDICINE!!!

MONEY MATTERS

The pursuit of material possession and worldly comforts continue to be the most powerful motivations of man.

Ask anyone what he continuously pursues in life, and almost always the answer is ------- money. Yes, money has so many definitions depending upon how a person views it. For general consumers of economic goods and services, money is "medium of exchange." You can exchange money with anything that will satisfy human wants. But for those who are already mature in spiritual life, they define money to be a "passport to everything on earth except fare tickets going to heaven."

Money is not an evil parse. It is the love for money that leads to many temptations. We know of men and women known for great riches but whose life has been thrown to despondency, died sad and frustrated because of wrong obsession for money.

Yes, life must always be more than just an inventory of things we own. Trusting money instead of God makes us victims that highlights money's common snare to endless temptations. Let us not be dominated by worry over material things but be ruled by God's spiritual riches to enable us to experience that rare contentment and peace money can't buy.

A writer aptly describes contentment this way "the contented is never poor; the discontented is never rich." So we are rich when we are satisfied with what we have.

PEACE BE WITH YOU!!!

NATURE'S WONDERS

God gave us an incredible gift ------- the beautiful world in which we live. Yes, looking around and appreciating what God has given us prove one's more how much He loves us.

But God wants us to be steward of all his wealth and blessing. Although we are given the right to use the resources He placed in and on earth, we need to recognize our responsibility to respect His creation and preserve them.

As recipients of all these wonderful creation, preserving them and being loving stewards are our ways of honoring and thanking God.

God created a world and placed it in our care. We can work together to do our tasks ----- planting, tending, simplifying, repairing instead of replacing, reusing, and recycling are all good steward practices.

God in His loving kindness created nature with its wellness and beauty for all of us. We owe Him our loving thanks and praises.

THANK YOU LORD!!!

MARKS OF A MILLIONAIRE

Life's journey to be a millionaire is like a busy highway where each traveler has his own way of beating the odds to be able to arrive at his desired destination. For a few, becoming a millionaire is like taking instant food formula like coffee and other food products. Examples are winning in lotto and other games of chance.

For still lucky one's, they become millionaire by inheritance. For them the trip to their dream voyage of owning millions and living a life of luxury is a paved road where no sweat and dust marred their physical body, heart and mind. How lucky they are!

But there were those whose journey to life of riches and power takes the route characterized by exposing their life to hazardous and perilous situations that might even cause the loss of their life. They become millionaire by employing dirty tactics like robbery, bribery and other evil schemes that happen in most governments and private life whenever and wherever the urge to get rich overshadows the long and tedious life of goodness and godliness that God sanctions.

However, there is one sure mark to becoming a millionaire. Industry, frugality and economy are the three surefire ingredients to becoming a man of affluence and power.

But this way to becoming wealthy is not offered in a silver platter. It is a product of enriching and developing oneself in terms of virtues that propel him to dream and make that dream come true. Developing personal habit of thrift, spending time wisely and love of work when mixed together will surely produce a life of wealth and prosperity.

HAPPY TRIP!!!

WHAT STUFF ARE YOU MADE OF?

Ask anyone what greatly differentiates one person from another and almost always he would answer ------ it is character.

Yes, character is what makes a person unique and marks his difference from the rest.

What is character by the way? According to J. Hawes "character is power; is influence; it makes friends; creates funds; draws patronage and support; it opens a sure way to wealth, honor and happiness." Yes, character is what makes a man either noble or destitute in the aspect of human standards.

Very often, we likened character to reputation, but it is not. Character is that endearing qualities that attract people toward him. Character is what a man is while reputation is what he thought and what others thought him to be. Character resides within and the product of his inner thoughts as expressed in his words and actions.

But character could be either good or bad. As Christians, we must aspire for a well-rounded wholeness of character that God and goodness approve. In life's battle for daily existence where trials often wreck and crumble man in thoughts, heart and spirit, good character is our strong and sure stuff of support when everything else fails.

In the field of business, the character of the people behind it plays a very important role in its success or failure. The same is true in every field of human endeavor and as W.M. Evarts aptly said, "as there is nothing in the world as great as man, there is nothing truly great in man but character."

In prayer, let us seek God's divine grace to strengthen, enlighten and assists us in our daily walk in life to be able to develop in us a godly and noble character that is pleasing to Him and our fellowmen.

THIS WE PRAY!!!