The Countdown: 7-Day Devotional for the Soon-to-Be HusbandSample

LAUGH

I am not going to keep you long, because you have a wedding to plan for!

Let me tell you a quick story. On our wedding day, everything was going great. We were getting compliments that our wedding was the most peaceful and organized wedding that our friends have ever been a part of, and then it happened. Kenady and the photographer were still taking pictures when she was supposed to be walking down the aisle.

I freaked out because of the schedule and money that I saw leave our wallets. Plus, I am somewhat a stickler for time. My groomsmen were trying to calm me down but I was not having it. I was furious. After a while and seeing my mom with her smile and beautiful dress, I decided to let it go and just enjoy the moment. And I started to lighten up and laugh.

Sir, everything in life is not going to go as planned but know God holds all the plans. If you know that this is God’s will for you then learn how to just have fun and laugh. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” (NLT) Scientific studies have shown that laughter is literally medicine. There are health benefits to those who laugh. Yes, Solomon was also right when he wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:4 that there will be “A time to cry and a time to laugh.” (NLT) But what I have experienced is if I know who holds the future I can laugh more than I cry.

If you ever met me or Kenady or watched us on social media, then you know that we love to laugh. In fact that is one of our values. We have decided there is too much hatred and pain in the world and we must laugh more often than we are sad and angry. Even in disagreements, we learned to laugh rather than to stay mad at each other. So I implore you, learn to laugh!

I want to leave you with this last verse:

Job 8:21: “He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” (NLT)

Prayer

Father, thank You for laughter. Please help me and my future wife rediscover the joy of the Lord this season and beyond. I pray that all the wedding planning and the wedding itself is a joyous occasion not just for us but for our family and friends as well. We invite You into the plans because without You our wedding is meaningless. Come Holy Spirit. It’s in Jesus' matchless and wonderful name I pray, Amen.

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