Is It Okay To Laugh When Life Is Tough? (MINISODE)

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Hey friends, welcome back to another mini sode.

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What did you think of this week's episode with Pastor Michael Dennis?

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I don't know about you, but I needed a lighthearted episode.

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And this was perfect.

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It was just the right amount of funny, but also inspiring.

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To think that your local pastor could just get up on stage and make people laugh is probably something you never thought you'd have on your bingo card.

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It's been really stressful lately, not just as a mom and someone who's got a podcast who's also learning a second language, and also trying to start up a new thing, which at some point I will tell you all about.

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I'm just not ready to do it yet because I'm still ironing out the kinks of it.

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But I am pretty busy.

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But that's not what I'm talking about when I say it's been stressful.

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I'm more talking about the climate of our country right now, if you're in America.

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And if you're in listening in other countries, hi, I'm glad you're here and you're listening.

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I'm sure you've got some tension in your country as well for other issues.

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There's so much hate going on lately.

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It's really sad.

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And I know it's hurting God.

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I mean, if it's hurting us, clearly it's going to be hurting God.

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And I'm just tired of all the hate.

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We've lost our sense of humor.

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We've lost our ability to just enjoy each other's company, to put our differences aside and just be there for each other.

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And I'm guilty of this too.

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So don't think I'm just calling you, you all out who are listening.

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I am guilty of this too.

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We need, as Christians, to be working on this, to be the hands and feet of Jesus, to be there for those who need a shoulder to cry on, who may be having a bad day, and they could just use a pick-me-up, a laugh, a chuckle.

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Laughter is such a great medicine.

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It is helpful for the soul, and we should, as Christians, be able to be lighthearted enough to help people with that too.

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We shouldn't be so stuffy.

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There's people out there who say Christians don't know how to have fun.

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And maybe that's true of some of us, but I know how to have fun.

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But my version of fun might not be someone else's version of fun.

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And that's okay as long as their version of fun does not go against what the scripture says is right.

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But we all need to learn how to get along.

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It reminds me of Steve Urkel from Family Matters, if you're as old as me to know what that is.

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Can't we all just get along?

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But it's true, it's true.

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We don't have to condone things, but we can get along.

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We can agree to disagree.

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We can be kind and respectful to each other.

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We don't have to hate, we don't have to cancel, we don't have to be rude.

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And there is so much rudeness going on, so much quick offense.

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It's just frustrating.

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And that's why I was glad that this episode was very lighthearted.

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It's as if God knew that we could use a little bit of a mental break from all the evil and hate.

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Michael Dennis is a fun guy.

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I loved how he just was funny without really being funny.

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And that's a skill for sure.

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To any of if you haven't listened to any of his stuff yet, go on Instagram, Michael DennisComedy, and check it out.

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Have a laugh.

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Just take a break from all the negativity, the things that you listen to in the news, your podcasts, the things that are keeping you up at night worried.

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Just take a break and enjoy life.

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God gave us this life.

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And as it says in Ecclesiastes, there's a time to be sad and there's a time to be happy.

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It's okay to be happy.

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It's okay to have fun.

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Even when things seem dark and things are sad and maybe you're hurting, it is still okay to have some fun, to do something that lifts your spirits.

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So, yeah, that's all I have for you today.

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Find something that makes you happy, that is God honoring, and do it.

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And just be happy today.

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Don't worry about the troubles of tomorrow, for today's troubles are enough for today.

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And just enjoy yourself.

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Do something to laugh.

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God created laughter.

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I think we're not honoring him if we just push it aside and we don't use it.

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A good belly laugh is fun for the soul, and I am sure that it makes God happy too.

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So do something fun today.

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This is the easiest challenge I could give you.

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Go do something fun today that makes you happy and laugh.

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All right, everyone.

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God bless.

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Talk to you later.