Incurable Joy

By Sarah Beth Lindberg

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)

This last week I was watching a show with Michael J. Fox in it called, "The Incurable Optimist" and a lot of it I wanted to apply to my Christian walk. The world has some great ideas about hope, joy, and happiness. I pray that we do not let them outshine us. May we see what David wrote in the Psalms and apply it to our daily way of thinking. May we wake up each morning and rejoice in the day God has given us.

Our days on this earth are numbered, the very breaths that we take have been given to us by God, and the opportunities we have to share the hope God has given us through Jesus Christ are slipping away. We need to cease every opportunity we are given to share the hope that is within us and live with an incurable joy.

Does the world look at you and see a definition of true happiness? The "Incurable Optimist" takes us on a journey through quite a few lives that have found a way to be happy. He starts with Lance Armstrong, a survivor of cancer who goes on to win the le Tour de France 7 times. He motivates others through his foundation "Live Strong." He got back up again, even after cancer tried to invade his body in four different areas. He is a cyclist and inspires many to live strong.

The second person Michael J. Fox visits is a man who hands out newspapers near a subway. This man is full of joy. He talks about eye to eye contact being very important and every day being an opportunity for happiness. Happiness is contagious, it's an opportunity to connect with people. Wow, if the world can do it, can't we?

Then Michael goes on to visit some farmers. He finds out that happiness comes through working together. Dairy farms find joy by coming together and helping each other. They are not concerned about being better than the farm next to them, they are concerned about making the best product together.

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