I have heard it said that laughter is the best medicine. Well God’s Word says something that is similar, and much more long term impactful.
“22A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
— Proverbs 17:22 (ESV)
Notice that it is the joyful heart that is the good medicine. Having the joy of the LORD in your heart is what keeps us going for the long term. Yes, laughter will relax you and bring forth the endorphins that aid in healing. That laughter lasts for the time that it is manifest through the event you are in. Joy on the other hand is a lifestyle and as noted in Merriam-Webster Online, “a source or cause of delight”. Joy is the source of the laughter and not just the result of the event.
I may not always be laughing as all situations are not laughable, and if it is the laughter I am looking for as the source of healing, I will only have it in doses periodically throughout my time. Joy on the other hand is something I can have with me at all times and will use to generate healing regardless of the situation or circumstance.
Where are you looking for medicine? Are you looking to the individual events that lead to laughter? What if you dug in and captured the joy of the LORD in your heart and fed on it for your medicine?
Trevor's Thoughts 