A Hebrew Word the Lord showed me at a Christian Conf recently

     The word in the Hebrew language is Guwl(gool). The Hebrew origin of the word REJOICE is Guwl meaning to spin around wildly or dance violently with joy. Well, I heard a good example. Think about the image of a child spinning around on a sunny day(or even a rainy day) with arms stretched out, eyes closed and face pointing upwards to the heavens with a wide grin possessing joy and welcoming gladness. I believe that is how God wants us to be! Whether it's a nice sunny day or the rain is coming down ferociously, our circumstance should not dictate our ability to Rejoice. "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice"! Philippians 4:4

     This tells us that rejoicing should not be based on emotion but made by a conscious choice, conviction and attitude.  Emotions are like the tide, sometimes up and sometimes down and therefore unstable and unreliable.  God does not want us to base our ability to rejoice on how we feel on any given day or moment.  He wants us to rejoice always even when we don't feel like it, which isn't easy sometimes

     Not only does the Lord like to hear us rejoicing but it's also a weapon to disarm and defeat the devil.  The devil does not want your job or your money or your health.  What he wants is your Faith! The enemy knows that if he can get you to give up your Faith, then he has won the fight.  

     Joy and Peace are guardians to your Faith.  If you make a constant choice to maintain an attitude of rejoicing(guwl) and maintain the peace of God, then your Faith is protected.  Your rejoicing wreaks havoc on the enemy with your joy and peace because they are a couple of your most powerful weapons to defeat the enemy!  

      Zephaniah 3:17. "The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will REJOICE over you with singing."  God expresses His extreme joy over us, because through every situation, He has already won the battle and is victorious!

     "Let them praise His name with dance." (Psalms 149:3)  Dance is the human body's most radical expression of joy and triumph and I believe this is how God wants us to REJOICE or GUWL!!!

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about trying our best to learn to Dance in the midst of the Storm. Thank you Father for revealing this Hebrew Word to me and for those reading this, continue to fight the good fight of remaining Steadfast/Unwavering and Joyful; for God, who is your Joy, has already given you the Victory! In Jesus name,
Amen!