Philippians 4:4-Rejoice in The Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice!....this verse made me laugh. I know that doesn't sound very nice, but it did. I've been battling this sickness for about 2 weeks now. I have felt horrible. I went to the dr & they said I had bronchitis, gave me an antibiotic & cough medicine, said to rest & sent me on my way. I've only wanted to sleep & you all know the trouble I have w/ that!! So when God gave me that verse I just thought, "okay! I'll get to rejoicing in just a minute." But then I thought, "I really do have a lot to rejoice about!!" Yes I feel horrible & it seems there's no end in sight, but...my throat is no longer sore--rejoice!! My glands are no longer swollen--rejoice!! I'm not coughing nearly as much as I was--rejoice! When I've needed to sleep, I've been able too--double rejoice!! So things are no where near perfect--God never said it would be, He did say, "hang on to Me b/c I've overcome ALL this!" (John 16;33-paraphrased w/ my words lol). So rejoicing is what I'm going to try & do. God gave me this verse as a reminder & instead of laughing at it I'm going to rejoice in it. Thankful that He speaks to me, that He reminds me of what I should do & what my attitude should be. So maybe you've got some stuff going on & your thinking that rejoicing isn't what's going to happen. Try & look at what is good, because no matter how bad it seems there is always something we can rejoice about, & as you do that--you'll be surprised at how much your whole outlook changes & that's what God wants for us, not to be walking around downcast, but to have rejoicing on our hearts, minds, & lips!! If nothing else...Hey! It's Friday!!!! Rejoice!!!!!! Love you all!!