Rejoice in the Lord Always

The scripture tells us to "Rejoice in the Lord Always, and again I say rejoice" .  Philippians 4:4.  Sometimes we get confused and think that we are supposed to rejoice in every situation.  Well, scripture doesn't tell us to do that.  The word does tell us that "He will cause all things to work together for the good of those who love Him and who are called according to His good purpose."
This means He can take what the devil meant for harm and turn it around for your good.  After all, He is the creator.  I know that life can present us with problems that sometimes seem insurmountable, but we can't give in to the slippery slide of depression.  It is so easy to throw your hands up in the air and let your countenance fall, but it isn't helpful.  Once you fall down into that ditch it's very difficult to get out, and out is where we want to be.  There have been times in my life when i've had to stand up in my house and yell, "I refuse to go down like this!".  I yell at myself and tell myself to get up.  Then I run to turn on some praise music .  This is not what I wanted to do, but it's what I needed to do.  I refuse to give up and become depressed and desperate.  That isn't where God wants me to be, and I want to be where he called me to be.  I am victorious.  I yell that over and over.  "Faith comes by hearing".

2 Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now thanks be unto God who always causes us to triumph in Christ and who makes manifest through us His knowledge.  Where ever we go God uses us to make clear what it means to know Christ."  WE ARE TRIUMPHANT"  Before the bell sounds, before the rooster crows, before the end of the story we are always triumphant.  No matter what it looks like to you right now, we always triumph in Christ.  It would just look silly for us to be on the losing side and then tell people how wonderful our God is.  He puts down inside of us an emergency bell and we can clang that bell any time we feel like we're in trouble.  He's just good that way.  no matter what is getting you down, no matter how big the problem seems, and no matter how many of them there are, REJOICE! rejoice because you KNOW that God loves you.  Rejoice because he is just about to turn things around for you.  Rejoice because there are things that man cannot do, BUT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD.  Rejoice because you are already triumphant in Christ.  I've read the end of the book.  YOU WIN.  Rejoice in the Lord.  Not in your circumstances, not in your friends, not in yourself, but rejoice the the one who made the heavens and the earth.  Rejoice in the Alpha and the Omega.  Rejoice in the almighty God.  Keep looking up to hills from whence your help comes.  Your help comes from the Lord!  REJOICE IN THE LORD.....ALWAYS!
Be blessed and have a great day no matter what your circumstances.  Turn on some praise music and start to dance.  He'll turn your mourning into dancing again.
Praise Him !