There\u2019s a woman in the Bible who\u2019s described as \u201cclothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.\u201d (Proverbs 31:25). Honestly, that line always makes me pause. Laughing? At the future? With everything going on in the world, it feels almost ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turn on the news and there\u2019s enough doom and gloom to wipe the smile off anyone\u2019s face. Floods, shootings, politics, division \u2014 the list goes on. And yet, here she is: this Proverbs woman, chuckling with confidence, grinning like she knows something we don\u2019t. And actually\u2026 she does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her laughter isn\u2019t denial. It\u2019s not nervous laughter either, like the kind I let out when I can\u2019t remember why I just walked into the kitchen. (Was I after coffee? Or the scissors? Still a mystery.) No, her laughter is rooted in trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key shows up a few verses later: \u201cA woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.\u201d (Proverbs 31:30). That kind of fear isn\u2019t about God lurking with a big stick. I used to think that way as a child \u2014 that God was ready to pounce on my every mistake. But then came the truth: God so loved me that He sent Jesus to die for me. When I believed in Him, He adopted me as His daughter. That\u2019s not a God to cower from. That\u2019s a Father to stand in awe of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fear of the Lord means awe. It means reverence. It means knowing He is big enough, wise enough, loving enough to hold my life and my future in His hands. \u201cThe fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.\u201d (Proverbs 14:27). It\u2019s not chains of fear \u2014 it\u2019s freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So yes, even when the world shakes, we can laugh. Not because life is easy, but because God is faithful. Because His love is steadfast. Because He\u2019s already in the future, making a way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So go ahead, let a little joy leak out. Giggle. Chuckle. Belly laugh. After all, if God is holding us and our tomorrow, why not laugh out loud? Let\u2019s laugh out loud in trust today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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