The Healing Powers Of Laughter

Whenever an opportunity presents itself for you to bring light into someone else's life, don't ever pass that opportunity up. It is one of the most important things that a Christian can do. It is also a very fulfilling experience. It edifies the spirit of both giver and receiver. You can't ask for much more than that. When I think of bringing light into someone else's life, I use light two ways. I use light to bring positive messages to people that need to hear them and I also use lite. Lite to me is humor. For me one of the greatest gifts the lord has given to me is the ability to laugh and to make others laugh whether it is at me or with me, as long as they laugh.

We've all heard that laughter is great medicine and it's very true. Research has shown that after exposure to humor, there is a general increase in activity within the immune system, including: An increase in the number and activity level of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some types of cancer and tumor cells. Laughter Decreases "Stress" Hormones that constrict blood vessels and suppress immune activity.

The ability to laugh at a situation or problem gives us a feeling of superiority and power over it. Humor and laughter can foster a positive and hopeful attitude. We are less likely to succumb to feelings of depression and helplessness if we are able to laugh at what is troubling us. Humor gives us a sense of perspective on our problems. Laughter provides an opportunity for the release of those uncomfortable emotions which, if held inside, may create biochemical changes that are harmful to the body. The emotions and moods we experience directly affect our immune system. A sense of humor allows us to perceive and appreciate the ridiculousness of life and provides moments of joy and delight. These positive emotions can create neurochemical changes that will buffer the immunosuppressive effects of diseases and stress.

It's been proven that the power contained in a laugh can have a healing effect on people. I pray constantly "Lord use me to bring laughter into somebody's life and let it heal their hurts or illnesses in Jesus name." I have seen what laughter can do. It's natural Novocain. Have you ever noticed that even if you have a broken bone that when you laugh, for that time that you’re laughing, you have zero pain. The endorphins that are released when we laugh totally erase that pain. Imagine how much of a healing effect it can have on illness and disease.

Sickness comes from the devil! There are many Bible texts that denote the connection between illnesses and the satanic world. A mute possessed person was brought in the presence of the Messiah. Jesus drove the evil spirits out and Matthew 9:33 "when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke." Who was responsible for this sickness? The devil himself! This is why we are told to seek out the elders of the church when we are sick and let them pray over us. It's a spiritual thing. So when we are sick in any way and we are able to laugh, that's huge. I believe God heals through laughter and here's an example. Most of us have heard of "Holy Laughter", not everyone receives Holy Laughter but those that do; I believe get some form of healing from it.

Laughter is a healing balm in the body of Christ. If you cannot occasionally laugh together with a friend, spouse or coworker, you will find it hard to stay together with those people. In the same way, because of the stress and the many things involved in doing God's work, we need that healing balm to come upon our lives on a regular basis.

This is a wonderful time for you to stop and think about how much life has maybe stopped you from laughing. The fact that we can laugh is a blessing, and we need to treat our laughter as a blessing and remember to use it as often as we can. When you do, it does something to your joy. It kind of brings the child out in you again.

Somebody gave me a statistic that is hard to believe: Adults laugh 15 times a day; children, 400 times a day. Isn’t that outrageous? I heard recently about a little boy who was standing at an escalator in the mall, just watching it as it went around. One concerned lady in the mall walked over and said, "Son, are you lost?" He said, "No ma'am." Never took his eyes off the handrail. "You're not lost?" "No, ma'am, I'm just waiting for my gum to come back." Isn't that a great line? The boy didn’t have a care in the world

But it isn't just young kids that have a joyful attitude. I meet older people that have a joyful attitude. My mother’s side of the family has a great sense of humor. My aunt’s have the greatest laughs. Just hearing them laughing gets me started and I don’t even know why I’m laughing. You know your having a great day when that happens. Your guard is totally down and your heart is open and full of joy. My grandmother had a great sense of humor. Her name was Lulu, so I guess having a sense of humor was a requirement. The big joke in the family is that her maiden name was Mann, so we say that nana was a man until she got married. Isn’t that great? How can you not laugh at something like that? I thank them for my sense of humor and my ability to look at life and laugh it off when some others might scream.

We need to keep the child alive within us. You feel so much better when you do. Proverbs 17:22 say’s that "A joyful heart is good medicine". Is laughter coming into your home? Are you the source of the laughter that comes around you, or does it take somebody else to bring it? Laughter is the best medicine. Better than pain relievers, Doctors, Chiropractors and mom’s chicken soup. Laugh hard and live long. It will cure whatever ails you.

Please pray this with me.

Father I thank you for the gift of laughter. Your word say’s that a joyful heart is good medicine and I pray God that you would restore the laughter in the lives of those who seem to have lost their ability to laugh. In this broken world it is so easy to misplace our smile or worse yet, let someone else take it from us. Show us how to guard the joy in our hearts God in such a way that nobody could ever steal it from us again. Flood us with your Holy Laughter Lord God and through laughter help us to understand even further its healing properties. I pray that our laughter would become contagious and though laughter we could change this world one heart at a time.

In Jesus name I pray.

Amen

God Bless You All








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