~ Let Your Smile Shine Brightly ~
Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Through Your Smile.
Many years ago, my Wife and I Learned about the Power of a Loving Smile.
We can't remember who we Learned it from now (that's not important), but they said this Wonderful advice,
“When You Smile at someone, Let Jesus Smile Through You to that person, so that it's as though Jesus is Smiling at them”.
We thought that's a Great idea, so we started trying it.
Some people Smiled back, some just turned away, but there was a few times when it had a Very Powerful Effect.
One of them was whilst on holiday in Scotland, and we visited Scone Palace.
We went inside the Palace to have a look around the Beautiful Building, and each room had a Tour Guide stood patiently to give people information and answer any questions.
My Wife decided to Smile at each Tour Guide with a Loving Smile of Jesus.
We walked into a room called 'The Long Gallery', which is the Biggest room in the Palace. Shortly after we walked in, I heard a man say,
“WOW, that's a Smile that can Light Up a Room”.
I turned round and saw that it was the Tour Guide, and my Wife had Smiled at him. He had a Big Smile on his face.
He started talking to us, and he said that he likes to Smile at people to Welcome them into the room. But he said most people are quite Grumpy and just ignore him, which can be quite disheartening.
He said he Believes in trying to Help make other peoples Lives Better in whatever way he can, so he Keeps Smiling.
We stood talking with him for a while about the Palace etc, and he kept mentioning how my Wife's Smile had 'Lit Up the Room'.
It seemed to Fill him with Joy.
After we had spoke to him, we had a look around the Long Gallery.
Then we went to walk into the next room, and we turned around to say Thank You and Goodbye to the Tour Guide.
As we turned around, we saw the man's face was 'Full of Joy'. It seemed as though it had Really meant something special to him when my Wife Smiled.
He turned to us and said Goodbye, and gave us a 'Big Beaming Smile'.
Smiles Really Do Spread the 'Joy of Jesus'.
Another time when we saw the Power of Smiles was Many years ago whilst doing our shopping in the supermarket.
We used to go to a 24 Hour supermarket and we often went in the early hours of the morning as it was a Lot Quieter.
The staff were usually re-stocking the shelves, and my Wife and I would take the time to say Thank You to the Staff and let them know how we Appreciate the Great work they do.
There was a man, probably in his late teens or early 20's, who was usually re-stocking the Fruit & Veg section.
He seemed quite an Aggressive person and always looked Very Angry. He was always Storming around and Slamming boxes down.
My Wife decided to try Smiling at him with the 'Joy of Jesus'.
He just turned away and ignored her.
The next time we went in, I decided to try Smiling at him as well.
He ignored me and carried on Slamming the boxes down.
For the next few weeks, each time we saw him, we gave him a Warm Loving Smile.
He carried on ignoring us. It was as though he didn't know what to do.
But then after a while, he would look at us and give us a 'Little Nod'.
We continued giving him Warm Loving Smiles each time we went shopping, and after a while he started to 'Smile Back' at us.
It was just a Little Smile, and then he'd put his head down. But it was a Smile.
One day my Wife asked him if he could show her where some fruit was as she couldn't find it.
He took her to it, and my Wife said to him,
“Thank You, You're doing a Great job”.
He seemed quite Surprised, and said, “Oh Thanks”. Then he carried on
re-stocking the shelves.
We continued giving him a Loving Smile and saying Thank You to him each time we saw him whist we were doing our shopping.
We didn't see him for a while, then one day my Wife went into the Veg isle and she saw him from a distance. He Smiled and Waved to her and said Hello.
After that, each time we saw him, he would Smile at us First, before we had even Smiled at him. He would often Wave and say Hello.
We noticed that he Didn't look Angry anymore, and he Wasn't slamming the boxes down.
He seemed to be more 'At Peace'.
We hadn't had any Deep and Meaningful conversations with him.
We Simply 'Smiled' at him, and Intently Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Through our Smiles.
Sometimes people Simply need to be 'Shown' the Love & Joy of Jesus.
There Really is Power in a Smile, when You Let Jesus Shine Through It.
We haven't seen that man since then as we don't do our shopping there anymore. But we Prayed for him, and we Sincerely Hope that our Loving Smiles have Helped him in a Positive Way.
Smiling Really is a Great Way to Show the 'Joy of Jesus' to others.
I Truly Believe that Jesus would have Smiled a Lot while he was Physically here on earth.
He now wants to Smile Through You.
In this world today, far too many people have got their Smiles 'Upside Down'.
People look so Grumpy and Miserable.
Let 'Your' Smile be the 'Right Way Up'
Sincerely Ask Jesus to 'Smile Through You' so You can Help 'Light Up' somebodies Life.
My Wife has a Wonderful saying,
“You can Smile in Any Language”.
It's Very True. Smiling Breaks Down Many Barriers.
And it can Achieve Great things for God.
Give It a Try.
There are two things to be Aware of when Smiling this way.
1. Make sure You Don't Smile in a 'Flirting' way, as some people can take it the wrong way. Make sure it's a Loving & Joyful Smile with Jesus Smiling Through You.
2. Don't do a 'Fake' Smile. I've seen a Lot of people doing Fake Smiles. They Smile continually whilst Talking, or whilst Reading Bible Verses or Praying. They do the same Mono Tone Smile all the way through, as though it's just stuck on their face.
That type of Smile is Not Inspiring and Not Sincere.
Let Your Smile be Natural.
The Best Way to do that is to Sincerely Ask Jesus to 'Smile Through You'.
That way, it Can't be Fake, because there's Nothing fake about Jesus.
So just be Aware of those two things, and You'll be fine.
'Let the Smiling Begin'.
Smiling is actually Good for You.
Studies have shown that when You Smile, Your Brain releases Natural Compounds that can actually Help to Heal You Physically, Mentally and Emotionally. It will Strengthen Your Immune System, and it will generally Help You 'Feel Good'.
It will also have similar effects on the person You are Smiling at as well.
So Let Your Smile Last a While.
When You Smile with the 'Jesus Smile',
His Love & Joy will Shine Through Your Face to
'Light Up Rooms, and 'Soften Peoples Hearts'
to be Receptive to the Love of Jesus.
Spread the Joy. Smile the Right Way Up.
And Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Brightly Through Your Smile.
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