"The Cheerful Heart Has A Continual Feast!"

Two men look at the same scene:

(J.R. Miller)

"Be joyful always!"
1 Thessalonians 5:16

"In all our affliction,
I am overflowing with joy!"
2 Corinthians 7:4

Thankfulness or unthankfulness 

is largely a matter of the attitude 

of our heart. 

Two men look at the same scene:

  one sees the defects and

 the imperfections;

  the other sees the beauty 

and the brightness.

If you cannot find things to be 

thankful for today, and every day--

the fault is in yourself, and you 

ought to pray for a changed heart--

a heart to see GOD'S goodness 

and to praise HIM.

A joyful heart transfigures 

all the world around us! 

It finds something to be thankful 

for in the barest circumstances, 

even in the dark night of the soul. 

Let us train ourselves to see 

the beauty and the goodness 

in GOD'S world, and in our 

own circumstances--

and then we shall stop 

grumbling, and be content 

and thankful in all situations.

"A happy heart makes 
the face cheerful!" 
Proverbs 15:13

"The cheerful heart 
has a continual feast!" 
Proverbs 15:15

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

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GraceGems has published Robert Candlish's insightful short article, 

"Christ at Bethany".