December 8, 2025, the 342nd day of 2025
Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice
It is just as important to rejoice with those who rejoice as it is to weep witj those who weep.... View MoreDecember 8, 2025, the 342nd day of 2025
Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice
It is just as important to rejoice with those who rejoice as it is to weep witj those who weep.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep."
Romans 12:15
I think most of us have gotten down weeping with those who weep, giving each other time to mourn and standing with them in sorrow.
We may have taken it a bit far though, by not pulling someone out, back into life, hope and sunshine when they have dwelled too long in sorrow.
In giving them space to mourn, they often become isolated. I know the feeling. I have been there before.
But God told me that though I had the right to mourn, that I did not have thr rigjt to steal another's joy because of it.
And I agreed then and do so now.
If we are left to mourn endlessly we will be trapped in it. We will forget that others do not need to be trapped in our sorrow either. We need to have the sympathy we want from others.
We each need to rejoice with others and be rejoiced with, as well as we need to comfort or be comforted.
The world praises wallowing in sorrow, while it rejects being happy for the happiness of others.
We must be able to rejoice for those who rejoice, not feel jealous or envious of their success.
It is important to be able to rejoice and have others rejoice with us. But sometimes we don't share our joy because others don't have our reason to rejoice.
Sometimes we won't share our answers to prayers because others have had prayers that have not been answered as they wanted..
But we all have joy to spare when we share it with one another. We should be able to experience shared joy as well as sharing our joy.
If someone has issues with your rejoicing because they covet what you have, that is their problem not yours. It should not keep you from sharing your good news, just don't get puffed up in doing so.
America used to rejoice in the hard work and the success of others, but the covetousness spirit has taken over much of the country.
We will not rejoice when another rejoices if we covet what they have or belittle the effort it took to succceed.
This leads to--or springs from--envy and jealousy. All dark emotions and willful sins will hamper or destroy the ability to share in another's rejoicing.
It is important to be able to rejoice with those who rejoice as well as weep with those who weep. It is our generous heart that grows in the first, and our sympathetic heart that grows in the other.
Stay strong! Being able to share in another's joys and sorrows makes you closer to the heart of God.
NAN
