We're God bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes. And if you're ever in our area,

please stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel

right at home. I'd like to start with something funny and heard about this man. He was walking

up to a country store and there was this little boy sitting on the front porch with a huge dog next

to him. He said, son, does your dog bite? The boy said no sir, my dog doesn't bite. The man reached

out to pet him. The dog took about half of his arm off. He said, son, I thought you said your

dog didn't bite. The little boy said, that's not my dog. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible.

I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will

be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never

be the same in Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about living joyful.

It's easy to let the pressures of life weigh us down. We have traffic to deal with, bills to pay,

people that are rude. If we're not careful, we'll look up and we don't smile as much. We're not

as friendly. We never laugh. Never have fun anymore. We have too much pressure, too much responsibility

to enjoy life. But God didn't create you to live with a heaviness. You're not supposed to go

around solemn, serious all the time, burdened down by problems, taking time to laugh, to have fun,

that re-energizes you. It helps keep you in balance. If it's all work, all stress, all dealing with

problems, that's going to weigh you down. You can get so busy raising your children, changing

diapers, getting them to school, making sure their homework is done, that you don't enjoy your

children. It's all work, no time for playing. Sometimes we think we have to be serious to show

that we're responsible, but you can be responsible and good-natured at the same time.

God created you with a sense of humor. You were made to laugh, made to have fun. Have you

let the pressures of life weigh you down? Are you always solemn, always serious? If you don't make

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