{"id":13712,"date":"2021-01-09T05:05:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=13712"},"modified":"2021-01-09T05:05:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:05:25","slug":"open-wide-take-your-dose-of-laughter-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=13712","title":{"rendered":"Open Wide \u2013 Take Your Dose of Laughter Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m ordering an unlimited supply of it. Laughter medicine, I mean. If ever we needed a hearty dose, it is right here and now. I MUST live above the fray of those who are angry and upset about the election outcome, the incessant whining and complaining and living in fear about what tomorrow holds. The \u201cfear-mongering\u201d prophets who are warning us that the U.S. is \u201cgoing to hell in a hand basket\u201d! So, bring on the double-doses of laughter AND faith medicine. \u201cA merry\/joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.\u201d (Proverbs 17:22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want the disease (dis-ease) of a sad, disheartened and crushed spirt. I don\u2019t want dried-up bones. Bring on the medicine of laughter to lubricate our bones and joints. If you’re anywhere close to my age, you’ll probably need a triple dose of bone-and- joint-laughter lubrication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An add-on to that Proverbs message is also this one from Proverbs: \u201cShe is clothed in strength and dignity, and she LAUGHS without fear of the future.\u201d (Proverbs 31:25) I want to be this woman. She is a woman (and I\u2019m sure men can be included) who embodies the balance of strength \u2013 she is strong, holding it all together, while being able to laugh in the face of fear. She walks in the recognition of not only who she is, but Whose she is. No need to fear when God is her Father. And, in a day when there is so much doom and gloom all around, laughing can be that “medicine” that causes us to have merry hearts, despite it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough or sniffle. Don\u2019t you wish laughter were as contagious as Covid has been? When laughter is “caught”, we are bound together in joy. The medical field says humor and laughter strengthen our immune system, boosts our energy, diminishes pain, and protects us from stress. Best of all, this medicine is fun, free, and easy to use\u2026..and we can’t overdose on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pray that we all recognize that laughter just may be the needed ingredient for turning our disappointments to God\u2019s appointments. I\u2019m sure He laughs at His kids who get all disgruntled and sad when He has us all wrapped up and tied up in His lovingkindness and faithfulness. He\u2019s got this. He\u2019s got us. Whatever the future holds, like that Proverbs 31-woman, laughter just may be the medicine for us to take daily so that we live with “NO FEAR of the days to come.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m oiling up my funny bones now! I’m listening to Christian comedian, Michael Jr. Here, take a dose of laughter medicine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey say 85% of people admit they are not good at math. I\u2019m part of the other 22%.\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cCan I call a white duck a quacker?\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cI don\u2019t understand why people say hurtful things like, \u2018Wanna go for a run?\u2019 or \u2018Try this Kale.\u2019\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cIf I have written two books and one of them sells better than the other one, is that other book technically the best seller?\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cIs Jesus always the answer? What if the question is \u2018who stole my $15?\u2019\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cIf you make your kids play Peter says instead of Simon says.. you\u2019re probably oversaved.\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cIf you try to multiply your leftovers instead of buying new food.. you may be oversaved.\u201d ~ Michael Jr.
\u201cIf you only have sheets on your bed because Jesus is your comforter you might be oversaved.\u201d ~ Michael Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m ordering an unlimited supply of it. Laughter medicine, I mean. If ever we needed a hearty dose, it is right here and now. I MUST live above the fray of those who are angry and upset about the election outcome, the incessant whining and complaining and living in fear about what tomorrow holds. The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19576,14599,19577,19575,19578],"tags":[1210,1769,19570,8958,19571,19568,19573,40,1077,19572,19569,19574,5121,19567,5476,9039,12569],"class_list":["post-13712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dose-of-medicine","category-laughter","category-laughter-is-good-medicine","category-laughter-medicine","category-michael-jr","tag-blog","tag-christian","tag-crushed-spirit","tag-dose","tag-dries-bones","tag-hearty-dose","tag-immune-system","tag-inspiration","tag-laughter","tag-laughter-medicine","tag-merry-heart-is-good-medicine","tag-michael-jr-2","tag-no-fear","tag-open-wide","tag-proverbs-1722","tag-she-laughs","tag-take-your-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13716,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13712\/revisions\/13716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}