Have you ever been on the other side of the audience — the side of the speaker who is speaking to the audience? I have. I\u2019ve learned to focus on those who are smiling and have the bright \u201cI\u2019m with you\u201d eyes. I shun those sullen \u2013 no smiles \u2013 faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know some folks who really aren’t unhappy \u2013 they just have a natural frown. In fact, if I walk past a mirror or I see a photo that someone has taken of me and I\u2019m frowning, I recoil and put on a happy face. I think “Donna, get your smile on!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Displaying a happy face is the outward expression of the inner peace that dwells in us. 1 Corinthians 3:18 says: \u201cOur faces, then, are not covered. We all show the Lord\u2019s glory, and we are being changed to be like Him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I believe the example of Christ\u2019s glowing face at the Mount of Transfiguration is an example for you and me to follow. Our face is the most public and recognizable part of our bodies. That\u2019s why we girls paint our facial canvases!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just think about our schools’ annuals or the church\u2019s directory or the family photos on the walls of our homes. They are all photos of our faces\u2026. not our feet. God desires to take our faces and use them to reflect His glory, His joy and goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our worship, praise and adoration to our Lord changes the face of worshipers. Proverbs 17:22 says: “A merry heart does good like a medicine,”, and we just can’t be merry and joyful without a big smile planted across our face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This blog isn\u2019t profound, but I know a smile can make a cloudy day — a sunshine-filled day. This isn\u2019t rocket science. It is an acknowledgement of the ONE Who lives big in us. That\u2019s the smile that says: “In spite of my circumstances — good or bad — I am blessed, and I win!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe it’s time to do a checkup from the neck up to see if we are exuding the love and joy of our Lord! Maybe we are the only “Jesus” that others see. I love this photo. I like to think that our Lord looks at you and me just like that as His dear and beloved children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Have you ever been on the other side of the audience — the side of the speaker who is speaking to the audience? I have. I\u2019ve learned to focus on those who are smiling and have the bright \u201cI\u2019m with you\u201d eyes. I shun those sullen \u2013 no smiles \u2013 faces. I know some folks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4005,30022,1210,10567,1769,1392,11817,5469,5471,26629,3479,5473,30023,1281,859,5476,4614,30021,13701],"class_list":["post-20315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-adoration","tag-audience","tag-blog","tag-check-up","tag-christian","tag-facebook","tag-happy","tag-happy-face","tag-inner-peace","tag-inspiraton","tag-merry-heart","tag-mount-of-transfiguration","tag-outward-expression","tag-peaceful","tag-praise","tag-proverbs-1722","tag-smile","tag-smiling-jesus","tag-unhappy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20315","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=20315"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20321,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20315\/revisions\/20321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}