There is no one that I like to be around any less than those who are always down and out. Someone who is always complaining and poor mouthing their life. Gloom, despair, and agony on me is their theme song each day. It is also amazing at how quickly you can change some of their moods just by being upbeat and happy. The more I ponder it, the more amazed I am that I can immediately increase or decrease my joy and the joy of others by simply choosing to say good things. (Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.) Joy is vital! Nehemiah tells us joy is our strength. No wonder the devil works overtime trying to do anything he can to diminish our joy. Don’t sit by and let it happen to you. Fight the good fight with faith-filled words, releasing joy into the very atmosphere you are in. Jesus came to bring good news and glad tidings of great joy, to overcome evil with good. He wants you to be as committed as He is to finding and magnifying the good in everything. Do yourself a favor and say something good! Pastor Don