Hi, this is Joel in Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

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Well, God bless you. It is always a joy to come into your homes. We love you and we know God has great things in store for you. He rewards the people that seek after Him. I know that you, or you wouldn't be watching, or you wouldn't have come today.

But thanks for coming out. If you're ever in our area, stop buying Seas. I promise you it will make you feel right at home.

I like to start with something funny each week and I heard about this blonde lady. She was trying to get to sleep one night, but her next door neighbors' dogs were barking so loud she could. She finally had had enough. She got up and told her husband she's going to do something about it.

She came back a few minutes later and the dogs were barking louder than ever. He said, what did you do? She said, I put the dogs in our backyard. Let's just see how they like it.

Alright, hold it up. 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 the healing power of laughter. A lot of the sickness in our world is simply because we don't have the joy that we should.

When we live uptight and on edge, cause his headaches, digestive problems, lack of energy, we don't sleep well. Much of this would go away if we just learn how to deal with the stress properly.

One of the greatest stress relievers God's given us is laughter. Laughter is like taking medicine. It not only makes you feel better, but it actually releases healing throughout your system.

When we laugh, it restores and rejuvenates what the pressures of life have taken out.

Most people today don't laugh as much as they should. They don't take time to play. They are too stressed to have any fun. We need to get back in balance. Life is not supposed to be all work in no play.

You need to develop your sense of humor. Look for opportunities to laugh.

You say, Joel, I'm just not a real jovial person. I'm more serious. I never laughed that much. I realize God made us all different, but you can train yourself to laugh more.

Now, we're at the average child laughs over 200 times a day, but the average adult only laughs four times a day.

What's happened? We've allowed the pressures of life, stress, more responsibilities, little by little to steal our joy. Some of you today, you have not had a good, hearty laugh in 27 years.

Your laugher is rusted and needs to be overhauled. You don't know how much better you would feel. You don't know how much more energy you would have. If you'd make a decision, you're just going to lighten up and learn to laugh more often.

Not once a month, not once a week, but every single day. Don't ever lose the child that's on the inside.

Just because we get older, doesn't mean we're supposed to get all solemn to where we never have any fun. We borderline on being grumpy.

Know every healthy adult needs to have a child on the inside. You need to know how to work, but you also need to know how to play. You need to remember to have fun.

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