Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice (Philippians 4:4, ESV). I try to rejoice in all things and often fail miserably. I understand that I should rejoice always but I must admit that I often don’t feel like it. And yet Scripture keeps reminding me to… Rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16). Consider it […]
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Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy (James 1:2, NLT). Learning to respond to our trials with rejoicing takes discipline. I like the New Living Translation (NLT) version of James 1:2 — that we consider our troubles an opportunity for great joy. When
Rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16, ESV). “Rejoice always” in 1 Thessalonians is the shortest verse in the Bible. For those who are more scholastic, you may disagree and say that John 11:35 is the shortest verse. This verse reads, “Jesus wept.” Being the responsible semi-scholastic author of Interruptions, I went to the Greek and found
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Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:4, ESV) A game mindfulness is a game that I play with my thoughts. We are to “rejoice” in the Lord always. I have been asking myself for years when I think a thought that lowers my joy, “Is this thought of the Lord?”
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This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24, ESV). I work from home and then I go work from my office. Or I work from the office and then work at home. Sometimes I mix things up and just go for a bike ride.