Rejoice in the LORD always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4
In chains awaiting execution, Paul sends a letter to the first church he established. He has been beaten, stoned, hounded by mobs, but in all these trials he found the secret of contentment in all circumstances…..rejoice.
Sneezing, coughing, even giggling is a reflex, but rejoicing is a choice. It doesn’t happen by accident and is the antidote to defeat. We must rejoice. Especially when we don’t feel like it.
Some synonyms of rejoice are delight, celebrate, revel and triumph. These behaviors are the evidence of our faith, the secret of our success. Rejoice in all things because our hope is in the LORD.
Blessings,
Gretchen