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~ 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.

~ Focus on God. ~

 No matter what happens in Your Own Life or around the world, it's Very Important to 'Stay Focused on God'. 

God has got a Wonderful Plan for Your Life. 
Don't allow Yourself to be Distracted from it.

God has got a Powerful Purpose for Your Life that is 'Unique' to You.

The devil will use 'Anything & Anybody' to Steer You Away from it. 
Don't Let him.

The devil doesn't care whether he uses something Good or bad, Big or Small, he just wants to Prevent You from Achieving God's Plan.

The 'News Channels' are some of the devils Main Weapons.

Many people have become so 'Addicted' to watching 'The News' that the devil has now got it Easy.

But the Truth is, You Don't actually need to watch the 'news'. 

The Vast Majority of the things on the 'news', You Don't Need to Know. 
It's just 'Unnecessary Information' that 'Clogs Up' Your Mind.

If there is Anything that 'You Personally' do actually need to know, then God has Many Wonderful Ways that 'He' can Reveal Things to You.

You Don't Need the news ~ You Do Need God.

There are people who say they have to watch the news to Find Out 'Important Things' that are happening.
Well they're basically saying that they Don't 'Trust God' enough to Reveal those things to them.

God Will Always Let You Know, What You Need to Know.

The 'news' on the other hand, whether its through tv, internet, social media, radio, newspapers etc, will Always 'Add' Extra things that You Don't actually need to know.

They 'Dramatise' things, they Focus on 'Doom & Gloom', they make everything 'Seem' a Lot worse than it actually is.

And it's these Extra things that lead people to Worry, Stress, Fear, Anxiety, Depression, Misery, etc.

And when the devil has got people 'feeling' like that, then they will not be able to 'Function' at their Full Capacity to Achieve God's Plan for their Lives.

Many people are 'Drained & Exhausted' because their Minds are so Full of the 'worlds' Negative Junk from the 'news'. 

Switch It Off ~ Your Life is More Important.

I've heard people say that they watch the news because they 'Take an Interest' in what's happening around the world.

But there's a Big difference between 'Taking an Interest' and 'Being Nosy'. 

There are a Lot of people who watch the news just because they're 'Being Nosy'. 

If You've got a 'Genuine' Interest, then Ask God to Reveal Things to You.

God Will Let You Know the 'Truth', and He won't Pollute Your Mind with Nonsense & Junk.

News Reporters just want to 'Make a Name' for themselves. News Channels just want to Increase their 'Viewer Ratings'. And newspapers just want to Sell more papers.

They Don't actually 'Care' about the people they are giving the news to. They're Not bothered if it will make You Depressed & Miserable.

They certainly Don't do it out of Love & Care for You. 
They do it out of Selfish Ambition, Pride, Money and Ego.

But God 'Genuinely' Cares about You.
He Loves You Literally as One of His Own Children.

You can 'Trust' God to 'Let You Know, What You Need to Know', without being Bombarded with Doom & Gloom.

God Will Reveal the 'Truth without the Trickery', the 'Facts without the Fluff' and the 'Real News without the Nonsense'.

         So How do You Receive 'God's News Channel' ?

Well You've Already got Your Own Personal 'Inbuilt' Antenna.

You Simply need to 'Tune Yourself In' to God's Channel.

It's Called 'Faith'. 

Make a 'Firm Decision' to Believe 'Only' God.
Put Your Trust In Him.

If You have been Relying on the 'news' for Your source of Information, then You will already know 'How' to 'Trust & Believe', because You will have been 'Trusting & Believing' what they tell You on the 'news'. 
So You know 'How' to Do it.

Simply 'Trust & Believe' God that He will 'Let You Know, What You Need to Know', and don't be bothered about Anything else.

If God doesn't think You need to know something, then You Don't need to know it.

Don't Clutter Your Mind with 'worldly' Junk.

True Knowledge comes from God.

Focus on God ~ He will Never let you down.

“I keep my eyes Always on the Lord.
    With Him at my right hand, I will Not be shaken”. 
(Psalm 16:8).

Tune In to God's Channel ~  'Faith'.

~ Undiscovered Things. ~

 Whilst I was looking for a Bible Verse about being Baptised (as I was planning to write about it), a different Bible Chapter stood out to me. 
It was John 16. 

As I was reading through it, I got to Verse 13-15 and they Stood out in a Very Powerful way, especially Verse 15.

It was Jesus speaking and this is what He said:
“When He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will Guide you into all Truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears (from the Father) He will speak, and He will tell you things to come. 
He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
All things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you”. 

It was the last two sentences that Really Stood out to me:
“All Things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take of Mine 
and declare it to you”. 

Think about that Seriously for a moment.
All Things that the Father has Belong to Jesus, and the Holy Spirit will declare them to You. 

All Things.
That means there are 'Undiscovered Things' that are Available to You.

What are these 'Things' ?

It doesn't specifically say what they are, but when You put this verse 'Together' with other Bible verses, it becomes 'Very Exciting'.       

Bible verses such as (Jeremiah 29:11),
“For I know the Plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, Plans to give you Hope and a Future”. 

Jesus is therefore saying that the Holy Spirit will declare to You, 
'God's Plans for Your Life'.  
That's Exciting.

In another Bible verse the Lord says in (Jeremiah 33:3),
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you Great and Mighty Things, which you do not know”. 

WOW, the Lord Himself wants to show You 'Great & Mighty Things'. 
Not just Average Things, but 'Great & Mighty Things.

(It Really Doesn't make sense when 'people' call God 'Dull & Boring' and say that He's 'Strict & Bossy'). 
God is Truly Loving & Very Exciting. 

There are Many other Wonderful Bible Verses that can be joined Together with 'John 16:13-15'.
Have a look for Yourself in God's Word, and be Amazed at what God wants to Reveal to You through the Holy Spirit.

Further along Chapter 16 in Verses 23-24, Jesus says,
“Whatever you Ask the Father in My name He will give you. 
Until now you have Asked nothing in My name. 
Ask, and you will receive, that your Joy may be Full”.

If there are 'Things' that You don't know about 'God's Plan For Your Life', and about other 'Great & Mighty Things', then maybe it's because You have not 'Sincerely Asked' in Jesus' Name.

Jesus says “Ask, and You shall receive”. 

Asking in Jesus' Name doesn't mean He will just tell You 'Whatever You Want to hear'. 

Asking in Jesus' Name means Asking Things that are 'In Line With God' and 'God's Way of Living'. 

He's obviously Not going to tell You Things like the lottery numbers or 
what's the latest celebrity & tv gossip. 
That Stuff is Not 'Great & Mighty' to God, it's just 'worldly Junk'. 

So be 'Sincere & Serious' when You Ask in Jesus' Name, because He wants to Reveal 'Things' to You so that “Your Joy may be Full”. 

Jesus also says later in Verse 33,
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have Peace”. 

Jesus wants You to have 'Real Peace' in Your Life, so He has said these 'Things' to Guide You in How to receive 'His Peace'. 

 (Ephesians 2:14) says, 'For He Himself is our Peace'. 

There are Many 'Undiscovered Things' waiting to be 'Discovered'. 

How do You Discover them ?

Well Jesus says that they are the 'Fathers Things', that have been 'Given to Jesus', and will be declared to You by the 'Holy Spirit'.

So You need to have a Personal Relationship with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit to 'Discover' the 'Undiscovered Things'.

 'Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength'. 
(Mark 12:30). 
'Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'. 
(Acts 8:37). 
'Repent, and be Baptised, so You will Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit'. 
(Acts 2:38). 

~ Enjoy the most Wonderful Personal Relationship You can Ever Have. 

Jesus said a Beautiful statement in John 16 Verse 27,
“The Father Himself Loves You,
because you have Loved Me, and have Believed that I came forth from God”.  

God wants to reveal 'Great & Mighty Things' to You, because: 
'He Loves You'.

Jesus said,
“All Things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take of Mine 
and declare it to you”. 

It's Time for You to
~ Discover the 'Undiscovered Things' ~