A Merry Heart by David Jeremiah

A Merry Heart A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. Proverbs 17:22 A lot of books have been written for high school students preparing them for the ups and downs of living with college roommates. One is called 52 Ways to Get Along With Your College Roommate. Other titles: The Roommate Book; The College Roommate From Hell: Skills and Strategies for Surviving With a Problem Roommate; and My Roommate Is Driving Me Crazy!

Recommended Reading: Proverbs 15:13-15

It isn’t easy to live with another person. Whether in a dormitory, in barracks, or in a home, it takes God’s grace to live happily and harmoniously. How vital to stay positive and cultivate a merry heart! The Bible says: “A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance” (Proverbs 15:13). “A merry heart has a continual feast” (Proverbs 15:15).  “Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works” (Ecclesiastes 9:7). May God give us all a merry heart that will be like an elixir for those with whom we live! A merry heart, a merry heart, it shines upon the face, / and insures you a welcome at every time and place. Mrs. A. Jones, a nineteenth-century poet