It's true. For instance . . .A couple of days ago, my brother, Travis, and I had sat down at about 9 o'clock to do school work. We worked for about an hour, doing English, History, and part of Math. We had a lot of work to do, and we were feeling kind of bogged down. Suddenly Mom came into the dining room and said, "All right, close your books, get a warm jacket and gloves on, and get into the car. School's canceled for the day." Any quizzes and reviews we had that day were also canceled. We then drove up to Peggy's Cove and spent the morning there. After that we went exploring around a place called Tantallon, and to the library, and out to lunch. Oh, how quickly things can change!
It was all a difference in attitude. One minute, we're kind of glum from loads of school work, and the next, we're bouncing around in excitement. God wants us to be cheerful and happy and excited all the time. He tells us in . . .
Proverbs 15:13- "A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed."
Proverbs 15:15- "All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast."
Romans 12:6-8: "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
God loves us so much, that He wants us to be cheerful in Him. Of course, we aren't always bouncing around in sheer joy. We're gonna get worried, down, stressed, tired, angry, upset, melancholy (isn't that a fun word!), and tearful, but God still wants us to try and be cheerful. That can be downright hard, though. That's why we need to lean on the Lord. We need to pray for a cheerful disposition.