REJOICE!

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

The kingdom of God operates by law: the law of faith! 

The benefits of the kingdom, its rights and privileges as well as its sway can only be appropriated by faith.

The believer is commanded to 'rejoice always' - yet as long as he is in the world, various circumstances and experiences would present 'themselves' as excuses for sadness. 

So what should he do when he has every reason to be sad and grumble?  The Bible yet says, he should rejoice, it implies that if the believer would heed the command to rejoice always, he must do it in FAITH in spite of feelings. 

Have you lately had reason(s) to grumble or gripe; due to failure, disappointments, embarrassment, rejection, betrayal or you even feel God was not there for you when you needed Him; whatever your condition is, Bible says you should rejoice by faith.

Rejoice because he loved you so much to have died for you (John 3:16);

rejoice because God is your father (1John3:1);

rejoice because you are blessed, sanctified, justified,  delivered, empowered (Eph. 1:3, Heb. 10:10, Rom. 5:1, Col. 1:13, Acts 1:8);

rejoice because God is faithful to His word and His word remains ever true (Jer. 1:12, 

rejoice because because He will never leave you nor forsake you (Heb. 13:5-6)

rejoice because He is coming back for you (1Thes. 4:13-18)

The consciousness of such realities as these naturally inspire joy; if you would live full of joy in spite of circumstances you must of necessity shift  your attention from your issues and fix your heart on the realities of the word.

Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice!