WILL YOU PLEASE SMILE?

WILL YOU PLEASE SMILE?

You would not or you cannot? No. Do not say you cannot help it. Of course, you can. It is your call. It is within your power to decide whether to smile or frown. You may have handed that power to the prevailing circumstance. And that's also within your power to do.

Life is tough. And only the tough survive it. One of the toughest things in the world is to smile at a situation that seeks to pull you down or already has your back on the floor.
A reason why such smiles are rare is because they come from the inside. The heart sings a song and the face echoes it in a smile. The heart says, "Is that all  you've got? Bring it on. I am winning this through Christ that strengthens me." And the face resonates this hope with a smile. The heart accepts the challenge as a way of life and as an invitation to growth and advancement, so it says, "You are here again. Welcome. By the time you were gone, I would be better and stronger." And this revelation light lightens up your face.

Is your inside well informed to engage the outer challenge? Therein lies your secret weapon. Therein lies your smile. The face is just the receiver and not the generator of smiles.

Will you please smile?

No one likes the experience of falling. The looks on the face of a fallen man speak volumes. He is totally disoriented and embarrassed. Because a fall cuts him off guard and exposes him to shame. It is unsettling, to say the least.

But fall, we must. And more depressingly, should. With the right perspectives, a fall is an opportunity to take a time out to reassess our priorities and strategies. It is an uncomfortable stop to regain strength for the long and wearied journey ahead. It is a life's classroom where we unlearn, learn and relearn. So, a fall is not bad in itself. It's the label we give it that determines the good or the ill that a fall brings on the table.

I have learned to smile as I fall, believing that only the best can come out of it. And I am not so much in a hurry to get up. I will stay on the ground for as long as it is necessary. So that by the time I rise from the fall, I am really standing strong, ready for the adventure of life, which may yet include another fall.

I am not afraid of a fall; for I have learned the secret of falling forward. Doesn't the Bible say, "All things work together for good for them that love Him..."?