Live a Happy Life eBooks

Life is tough, you need a laugh! Life is short, enjoy it to the max!

A compilation of "things that most people worry the most." With Biblically relevant, practical and proven principles coupled with a touch of humor, this book will encourage and inspire its readers that even amidst all the uncertainties in the world there is still hope for those whose perspective is aligned in God's Word and has learned to trust His incomparable power to help those who believe Him. Order your copy now and overcome your worries...

Sample Chapter (An excerpt from the book)

Worry of Getting Sick


WHY WORRY, BE HAPPY!


The headline of the news I once surfed on the internet says, “Study: Worry increases men’s heart attack odds.” Below are some excerpts from the said health news:


  • Chronic anxiety can increase heart attack risk, at least in men.
  • Worry raises blood pressure, heart rate, produces more stress hormones.
  • Those men deemed chronically anxious were 30 percent to 40 percent more likely to have a heart attack than their more easygoing counterparts.

The scripture in Ecclesiastes 11:10, “So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy…” is very apt for our times filled with people who worry a lot, especially when it comes to the issue of  health and well being.  Another study shows that more than 90% of patients having various illnesses in hospitals were not physically sick but rather people who “think” they are sick.  Worry is a disease of the mind that we need to overcome.  Furthermore, most of the things we worry do not happen.  As my friend and  author Chinkee Tan  wrote  in his book  Till Debt Do Us Part, “Worry is fear’s extravagance. It extracts interest on trouble before it comes due. It constantly drains the energy God gives us to face daily problems and to fulfill our many responsibilities. 


It is therefore a waste of time and energy. A woman who had lived long enough to have learned some important truths about life remarked, ‘I’ve had a lot of trouble – most of which never really happened!’ She worried about many things that never occurred and came to see the total futility of her anxieties.” So why waste your time worrying, making your mind and body sick.  I hope you can learn something from our today’s story.

 

Doctor, Doctor I Am Sick

 

“Doc, I’m not feeling good.  When I woke up this morning I felt sick. Would you mind running an over-all check up on me again?”


“There’s nothing wrong with you,” the doctor replied.  “All the results of your tests yesterday are negative and they show that you are alright.”


“But doc, I’m not okay, I still feel sick,” the patient reasoned.  “Don’t you have any medicine to give so that I would be feeling well again?”


“As I’ve said, there’s nothing wrong with you.  You’re normal!” the physician explained.


“But I don’t feel normal doc.  Please give me any medication,” he insisted.


“Okay, drink this and go back here tomorrow and I’ll check on you again.”


The next day the man went back and excitedly reported to his doctor what had happened.  “Wow doc, the medicine you made me drink yesterday was very effective! I’m back to normal today.  By the way, what was that?” he inquired.


“It was just a glass of water!  As I told you before, you’re okay.  Your sickness was all in your mind!”