Live, Laugh, Love

“Live, Laugh , Love” is a very popular phrase that I see in many places. A couple of weeks ago, I saw it on the back of a car. I researched a little online, and read that the phrase originated from a poem called, “Success” written in 1904 by Bessie Anderson Stanley. The first line of the poem reads:

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much…”

The poem of course is based on Ms. Anderson’s personal opinion of success. However, the Bible is definitely not silent on God’s instructions for success. Check out these Bible verses about success.

Based on the phrase live, laugh, love, I thought I’d share a few verses about living, laughing, and loving. Through Jesus Christ, we can do all three.

Live…

Philippians 1:21 NIV, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

When our hearts are submitted to Jesus Christ, that is when we truly live. We give up our sinful ways and the ways of the world to pursue the heart of Jesus. We see people through His eyes of compassion, and want them to know the comfort and peace of His everlasting love. We begin to see life from His perspective and find great delight in getting to know Him more each day. We want to serve Him because we love Him, and we have security because He loves us. To live…is to live in Christ.

Laugh…

Psalm 37:12-13 NLT, “12 The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. 13 But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming.”

Photo by: Nappy

It’s natural to laugh when things are lighthearted and funny. But what about when life is not so funny? When trials come against us or our loved ones, and we feel hurt and pain. When people do you wrong, you really want to just cry. There is a lot of evil and injustice in the world today. So many seem to be getting away with all kinds of foolishness. There are many unanswered questions and unresolved issues. But this verse always makes me laugh. It’s funny to try and imagine the Lord laughing. Knowing that the Lord will bring justice brings joy. He laughs because He has a plan to destroy the evil one and those who choose to be used by Him. Sometimes we need to just laugh. Laughter is good for our souls.

Love…

John 15:12 NIV, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

Photo by: Phong Bùi Nam

God loves us, so we are called to love others. He is love. He set the example of love for us. As we grow in our relationship with Christ, we will better understand love. We will learn to love and reverence Him more. Then he teaches us how to love ourselves in a healthy and balanced way, and grow in our desire and ability to love others. The Holy Spirit has been teaching me that love must be at the root of all we say and do as Christians. Without love life is worthless. So love! Because love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).

Author: Dawn

The love of Jesus will never fail you. Thank you for visiting my blog.

36 thoughts on “Live, Laugh, Love”

  7. I thought about scripture that says, strength and honor are her clothing: she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness (Proverbs 31:25-26).

    Btw, I love the photo of the beautiful sisters laughing.

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  10. Amen. Beautiful post Dawn. Love and laughter are the key ingredients to living a healthy and abundant life on this earth and it all wrap up in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you! I love it!

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  14. This is a beautiful post big sis💕. God set a good example for us by giving his son to us to dies for our sins. Jesus came to the world without condemning. Oh how he loves us❤️❤️❤️❤️

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  16. Another great post Dawn. God’s love melts the hardest of hearts and makes the conceited able to laugh at themselves, instead of others. In the grand scheme of things, God will make the fallen angel(s) who crave world domination, pain and death break down and long for His love too because darkness and power are no substitute for creative love.

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