I think everything is funny. In fact, I have been told that my sense of humor is warped. One of my close friends has been quoted as saying: “John tells his own jokes and laughs at his own jokes. He entertains himself.” I am quite sure that I am not a well individual.

All of us go through times in life when nothing is funny. That really is troubling. Stress can rob us of our joy, if we allow it to have free reign. Stress can also hijack our sense of humor, it we allow it to enter that compartment of our brain. God created us with a sense of humor. It is not a part of our fallen state. We were created with the capacity to laugh.

I am convinced that laughter truly is good medicine. I am not sure how I would survive life without impersonating my friends, pulling practical jokes, creating nicknames for friends, and otherwise placing those I love the most on the edge of their seat. I even use humor in sermons nearly every week. I can’t help it. That is just who I am. My friends know that I am going to find the humorous side of things in most situations.

I am coming out of a period of not thinking anything is funny. Life has been way too serious lately. I am ready to laugh again. It is time to do some scheming on a new and innovative practical joke. No one is immune to such antics. Friends beware. My sick brain is about to be engaged. Laughter is good medicine, so I plan to take an extra dose over the next few weeks. After all, I think everything is funny.