{"id":6123,"date":"2020-10-12T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2020-10-11T21:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T01:55:28","slug":"be-of-good-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/be-of-good-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Be of Good Cheer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Be of Good Cheer! 10\/12\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/ufhf8-ef0840?from=pb6admin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;skin=1&#038;pfauth=&#038;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Cheerful thoughts like sunbeams lighten up the darkest fears,<br>For when the heart is happy there\u2019s just no time for fears.&nbsp;<br>And when the face is smiling it\u2019s impossible to frown,<br>And when you are high-spirited you cannot feel low-down.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For the nature of our attitudes toward circumstantial things<br>Determines our acceptance of the problems that life brings.<br>And since fear and dread and worry cannot help in any way,<br>It\u2019s much healthier and wiser to be cheerful every day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>And if you\u2019ll only try it, you\u2019ll find without a doubt,<br>A cheerful attitude\u2019s something no one should be without.<br>For when the heart is cheerful it cannot be filled with fear,<br>And without fear the way ahead seems more distinct and clear.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And we realize there\u2019s nothing that we must face alone,<br>For our heavenly Father loves us, and our problems are His own.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does the presence of the heavenly Father and Jesus in your heart help you to be cheerful in these difficult times?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We Must Trust God Even When God\u2019s Answer is \u201cWait!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-amazon-kindle wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oceanwp-oembed-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_86tF9WWDRQdliA&#038;asin=B08BDSDQ5L&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheerful thoughts like sunbeams lighten up the darkest fears,For when the heart is happy there\u2019s just no time for fears.&nbsp;And when the face is smiling it\u2019s impossible to frown,And when you are high-spirited you cannot feel low-down. 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