Have you ever stopped to think how crazy laughter is? I mean, strictly from a scientific standpoint, it causes air to expel from your mouth in unpredictable, weird patterns, your stomach muscles contract and you make odd noises out of your mouth. Sometimes it cause liquid to literally come out of your eyes. You can laugh so hard your body temperature rises and you can't catch your breath. You do odd things sometimes like bend over and cover your face while your body shakes, or just start clapping and throw your head way back and make noises like, bwahahaahhohohehehha. I mean from a strictly biological stand point it is an odd gifting we all have. But, boy, does it feel really, really good . I'm not meaning chuckling a little. I mean stomach hurting, tears falling, body shaking, uncontrollable laughter feels amazing physically, spiritually, and emotionally. It's so weird how it works and yet God invented it. Think about that. The creator of the universe decided that we needed to have inside of us this ability called laughter. The Bible says we were created in His image (Gen. 1:27) which means we laugh because He laughed first. He is the Father of laughter. He laughs more than any of us. Hebrews says Jesus was anointed with the oil of Joy above his companions (Heb. 1:9). That means he was way happier than anyone else on earth. We were created to laugh. I mean really laugh. I won't get into all of the scientific studies that have been done on the health benefits of laughter, but needless to say it is imperative that we laugh daily. Laughter is a God-given gift. We were born with it and it comes natural to us. We have to unlearn how to laugh. Whether through our circumstances or upbringing or just life in general. It takes years to unlearn how to laugh, but we were never meant to go through life without it. It was given to us for our well being, for our health, for our relationship with Him. It was given to help us navigate life. So let's re-awaken laughter inside of us. Watch a funny movie or YouTube clip. Hang out with someone that makes you laugh a lot. But, by all means, laugh and laugh hard!
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