Yes, I am back with the same scripture....in my dreams last night I was told by archangel Gabriel, that I did not do enough justice to this scripture last night and I have to re-visit it to make this a bit clearer than I did.  He told me to just use one piece a day and bring the necessary justice to it and he will be giving me the guidance for each part.
Now hold on to your hats.....I am starting with:  "REJOICE ALWAYS".

The image that came to my mind last night was.....drum roll...... The Sound of Music.  I do not know how many of this current generation has seen this movie, but as a child I was in awe with it.  My poor boys were forced to sit through it...LOL.

I have German roots, even though I was born and grew up in South Africa.  As my father frequently visited his family in Germany and sometimes took us along as well, I was fortunate to tour most of Europe.  South Africa in it self is absolutely beautiful and the scenery here is amazing, but the most beautiful place that I have experienced in my lifetime has been Salzburg in Austria.

This is where "The Sound of Music" was filmed and I even took The Sound of Music Tour on one of my visits there.  Oh my goodness what beauty.  It actually takes your breath away.  I am not going to give my age away, but this was in my teens and I still remember it as vividly as if it was yesterday.  Those mountains, the city itself and surrounding nature....it makes your just sit in awe at the beauty of God's creation.

OK, so you might ask how do your bring The Sound of Music and "REJOICE ALWAYS" together.
It is all about the scene very early in the movie, where the children became afraid of lightning and thunder and went to Maria's room for comfort.  She then sang the following song to them and I am going to quote it, as this was to remind them of the good things and made them move away from the dark feeling of fear.

My Favorite Things by Maria
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad

This is the message I had to bring across.  It is not easy to stay in the good feelings.  This is one of our biggest challenges in life to stay in the light and rejoice always.  Why don't you think of all the nice things that brings joy to you like Maria did in this song so when one of the dark emotions comes to you again you can shift your vibration immediately.  It might be listening to your favorite song, visiting you favorite coffee shop, walking your dogs on the beach or in nature....I can carry on until tomorrow morning.  I don't know what is it that centers you, but put a list together to action in all of the circumstance in your life to remain in the Light of the Holy Spirit.

I do not know if you are familiar with the book and movie The Secret, but in it you will find a feelings chart of good and bad feelings and to REJOICE ALWAYS we need to stay in the good feelings of this chart.  If you feel yourself moving to the bad feelings grab your list of things you love and if you even just go there in your imagination, it will lift your spirit immediately.

Here is the chart I am talking about:

 

 We rejoice when we stay in the following good feelings: love, gratitude, joy, passion, happiness, excitement, joyful expectation, hope and satisfaction.

We are not rejoicing when we stay in the following bad feelings: boredom, arrogance, worry, criticism, blame, anger, revenge, hate, resentment and guilt.

If you look at this chart and see what the bad feelings are it opens your mind to what a big task it is to move yourself back to the good feelings as God expects us to ALWAYS Rejoice.

I have been applying this as much as I can in my life for quite a while now and I must say in the beginning it was hard work, but it is becoming more and more rewarding as it becomes second nature.  Why should we stay in the bad feelings if we can enjoy our lives no matter what?  I hope that you will take this message to heart as it was sent to you with lots of love from the Holy Trinity and God's angels!

Dear Lord
Thank you for the blessing to be alive.  Thank you for all the blessings You have given us and are all around us to enjoy. Please help us to "rejoice always", by moving away from the bad feelings and enjoy life the way You have intended it to be. In Jesus Name. Amen.