Rejoice!

I seem to fall in love with devotionals.  Right now it is "Jesus Calling", and everyday it gives me something new or maybe an old but needed reminder to think about.  Yesterday was no exception. The line was "When things don't go as you would like, accept the situation immediately......Rejoice in what I am doing in your life, even though it is beyond your understanding."  Immediately my thoughts went to, "but Lord, there are situations here that I am stuck in because of my own mistakes and sins."  And I felt the verse well up within me..."Rejoice always, again I say rejoice."

I couldn't remember the "address" for that verse and decided to look it up in my Bible's concordance. So many verses on rejoicing!  So I looked some of them up.

Philippians 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always.  Again, I will say, rejoice!

1 Thessalonians 5:16  Rejoice always.

Psalm 118:24  This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

                                                           (MAKE A CHOICE!!)

Psalm 89:16  In Your name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness they are exalted.

Psalm 33:1  Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!  For praise from the upright is beautiful.

Psalm 5:11  But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You.

                                                        (MAKE SOME NOISE!!)   

The Lord likes joy,  He likes us to be happy, to rejoice in Him.  Lord, let me find my joy in You!!