Rejoice Always?

Philippians 4:4-9 says this: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it
again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is
near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if
anything is excellent or praise-worthy - think about such things.
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me
- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

There is deep meaning in the above portion of scripture. There are so
many facets of revelation there. But I'll keep it simple.
My husband is in Florida at a Christian leadership conference with
several men from our church. He hadn't been gone any time at all
when the "fun" began! First of all, our youngest was all stuffy from
a cold. That's minor enough - no problem. She rested all day Monday
and as of this afternoon felt well enough (or at least convinced herself
she was well enough) to go to her afternoon dance classes (nope, no
snow or ice today... ;).
Last night on the way to take Katherine to dance class (remember
that Abigail was at home with a cold), my van started making a
strange noise. By the time I dropped Katherine off, drove to my
sister's house for a visit, then left to pick Katherine up, it was
obvious that there were serious problems with my brakes.
Why do these things happen when our husbands are gone?!
We don't make a deposit until Friday and we have enough for
some groceries and gas - no money there for brake repairs.
As I drove - making sure not to follow too closely - toward home,
I tried to decide what to do. Who could I call? My dad is also in FL,
so that wasn't an option. I decided to call my son Matthew, ask him
to meet me at our auto repair shop, then take us to the grocery store.
I also happened to remember that my mom had an extra car since
my dad isn't home - perfect!
Trying to make a long story short... I was unsettled over the van
repairs. Jeff called right when we got home and told me not to worry.
He said he'd call the repair shop and ask them to fix the van and see
if they'd be willing to wait for payment until he gets home on Friday.
He called back a little while later after having prayed and asked the Lord
for a word for me. Philippians 4:4-9 was the word. And it was right
on target.
I had already been thanking the Lord for His provision - telling Him
that I trusted Him - that I knew He knew our circumstances, etc.
Then I read to REJOICE!! ALWAYS, no less!!
Guess what? My van was fixed by 12:30 today. Someone from the
repair shop drove it home for me. AND they will gladly wait for
payment until Friday. The only sad part is that it will cost 500
whopping dollars! I'll need to tighten up the budget for February.
Whatever is true - truth is what happened was not serious. We're
all safe. We're all fine. We have everything (and more than) we need!