Your face is your billboard by the highway of life. It’s your means of unspoken communication, your first and most powerful “advertisement.”
Many people don’t put enough emphasis on making sure their billboard is displaying the right message. They walk around with their worries or woes or whatever else is on their mind written all over their face. Their introspection and stress can’t help but show and are bound to affect others negatively. That sort of message is enough to repel all but their most understanding and loyal friends. But other people have a knack for staying cheerful no matter what they are going through. They have a bright countenance that attracts others.
So if you want to make and keep friends, let your face send a positive message that will lift others’ hearts. Concentrate on having a pleasant facial expression that conveys faith, optimism, kindness, approachability, concern for others, and a joy for living—not one that changes with circumstances or how you happen to feel at the moment.
That’s easier said than done, you say, especially when troubles loom large. This is one more good reason to bring your problems to Me in prayer—so I can help you see things from My perspective, give you solutions, and replace your fears with faith and your laments with praises. Then your face will reflect those positive inner feelings.