Sunshine Makers

This past week, in my devotional, A Girl of Beauty, by Carol Fiddler, I read about being a sunshine maker. Have you ever thought about what a sunshine maker is?A sunshine maker makes others happy. Have you ever had a moment when a family member or friend was laughing and then all of a sudden you started laughing also? Laughing is contagious. Smiling is contagious. When you smile, yes, just a smile can make someone’s day soar.

Let’s take a look at what God says about being a sunshine maker!

The Message (MSG)

Proverbs 15:13

A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face;
a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.

Proverbs 15:13 talks about how a cheerful heart helps you get through the day, but a sad one makes it hard. That is very true. When you aren’t happy, it is harder to get though the day.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful disposition is good for your health;
gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.

When you are happy you feel terrific. Don’t you? You feel like everything is good and you just fly through your day.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

This verse talks about being cheerful no matter what. Would you agree that the hardest time to be cheerful and thankful is when your going through something hard. This verse pushes us to always be cheerful and thankful.

Colossians 1:24

I want you to know how glad I am that it's me sitting here in this jail and not you. There's a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church's part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God's way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.

Wowee! That is the only thing that I can say. Here Paul is in jail and is cheerful and thankful that he is the one in jail and not his friends.

*A sunshine-maker is one who brings joy into everyday situations, whether work or play. This ability comes from an attitude of thankfulness.

Inspired by A Girl of Beauty by Carol Fiddler

*From Carol Fiddler's a Girl of Beauty