How Long do you believe that you could smile without stopping?
How long could you hold it?

I read of a little lady named Lisa Lester, a little girl smiled for 10 hrs 5 min. without breaking that smile, she broke the old record of 7 hrs. 32 min.

A smile is outward, but Joy is inward.


Sometimes smiles are not enough, we must go deeper.

The past few weeks have been hard on my sweet wife Cheryl. It has been tough for her to smile. Her family has been under constant stress and heartache. Of course I pray for her and them, but my focus is encourage Cheryl in the Lord and be there for her needs and fears.

Inspite it all, this week, the Lord has stenghtend her with amazing virtue and allowed us to minister to our family. Thinking about it even now, my heart is again filled with overflowing joy. Not just that my childern are home and healthy or because my wife is by my side and our church is growing very fast,  No! There is more!

For me my joy is deep inside of me.
An internal confidence in my relationship with the Lord. Let me explain! 

A smile at its best can last a few hours, but Joy is eternal.

Did you hear that? Joy is eternal!
Not based on what we have done, but what Jesus has done! Hallelujah!

As a matter of fact do you know what the shortest verse in the bible is?

Most would say, "I know that its Jesus wept."

Jesus wept is the shortest verse in English, but not in Greek

In Greek the shortest verse is  1 Thess. 5:16 Rejoice ever more

Not 10hrs? Rejoice Evermore,   That's Eternal, I like that.

There is a difference between Joy and Happiness. We live in a generation that is seeking Happiness.

You are not going to be happy all the time. Happiness, depends on what happens.

If your hap is good your happy, and if you put your trust in happiness, you will become a victim of circumstances. Because your happen stance will change.

Joy never changes because, God never changes…..See the bible doesn’t tell us to rejoice in circumstances it tells us to rejoice in the Lord.

Happiness comes from out side circumstances, But Joy comes from within.

What I'm saying is Joy is an inside Job. Happiness meets surface needs, But Joy meets your deepest needs.

Happiness is like a thermometer, it registers conditions, Joy is like a Thermostat, it regulates conditions.

Now happiness many times evaporates in suffering, But Joy frequently intensifies in times of suffering.