Do You Smile When You Pray?

What's the best thing you can teach your children? To smile when they pray . . .

What should you put into practice immediately? To smile when you pray.

Why? Because if you don't smile when you pray, it's an indication you are worrying. God has a hard time breaking through when we worry and don't trust. Mainly because our eyes are on the worry part and not on Him.

When a person smiles, their heart smiles, their health improves, their outlook is good.

I experimented last week. One day, I said my prayers as I usually say them.

Then, the next day, I "prepared". I started, right off, smiling and thinking of all the good things in my life, the things that make me smile, the things that make me happy . . . then I said my prayers. Man, did I feel good. Fantastic! It felt like great things were going to happen.

What did God see? I was happy, really happy, before my prayers were answered. Wow!

God wants us to be happy. He wants us to be happy before anything else. He wants us to be happy before the money comes in to pay the bills. He wants us to be happy before the money comes in to pay for the food. He wants us to be happy before we meet the person of our dreams. He wants us to be happy before we get our new car. He wants us to be happy before we get well. He wants us to be happy before our tests are taken. He wants us to be happy before we find the house of our dreams.

If we can't be happy before our dreams come true, what says we'll be happy afterwards? Happiness starts in the heart. Happiness is a choice. If you're not choosing to be happy now, when will you?

Find it in your heart NOT to tell God "I'll be happy when . . ." If happiness is dependent on material things, then there may never be enough to make you happy. Be happy first, then all things will be added to you.

Happiness starts inside our hearts. Happiness is a choice. If you are saying you'll be happy "when . . .", then quite possibly you won't be happy for a long, long time. But, then, that's a choice you make. And choices can always be changed.

Happiness attracts happiness. God will make sure of it. Decide now to smile when you pray. ^j^

Thanks for reading.