21 Days To Beat DepressionSample

The Bible says, “A joyful heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries the bones.” - Proverbs 17:22

This word “joyful” from Proverbs 17:22 means to express joy or to rejoice! When we express joy it becomes a powerful healing agent to our souls.

The word “heart” in this verse is the Hebrew word “leb” and it encompasses: your heart, soul, mind, thinking, memory, will, resolution, and emotions.

You must think joyful thoughts! You choose what you will think about every day. Today think about joy! This one choice might heal you! No one else tells you what to think about but YOU!

When your memory kicks in, don’t remember all of the times when people were unkind, when you didn’t get your way or how rotten your life used to be... remember the good times. Recall the happy days of your life. Remember winning moments and precious times.

None of us have lived perfect lives... but the secret to living a joy-filled life is to leave the pain of the past behind and not think about it any more!

Resolve to choose joy... to express joy... to think joy... and to be healed by joy!

It all starts with a single, healthy choice.

You can smile at someone and think positive thoughts.

You can remember happy days and sing rather than whine.

You can encourage your boss and serve your spouse.

You can thank the Lord that these daily choices of joy are healing your heart!

Practical Application:

1 - What does it mean to you to “choose joy?" Write it in your “Thanksgiving” journal and then take your own advice!

2 - After you write three more things in your journal today, share it with #beatdepression

Declaration:

Joy is healing the deepest places in me! I will think joy-filled thoughts and speak words of joy!

Prayer:

“Father, I determine in my heart to live a joy-filled life. I thank You that when I choose the joy of Your presence that the healing of my emotional pain begins! Amen.”