{"id":1244,"date":"2018-11-14T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2018-11-14T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:45:06","slug":"november-14-celebrate-and-have-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/2018\/11\/14\/november-14-celebrate-and-have-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"November 14 &#8211; Celebrate and Have Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>318 &#8211; Celebrate and Have Fun<\/h5>\n<p>#faithbites #faithjourney celebrate<\/p>\n<p>Life is pretty hard. We have probably seen the hashtag\u00a0#adulting or #momlife or #dadlife or any of the others out there that help us express how hard things are. The news is usually grim. Death is out there, devastation, bills, politics, and so many things that weaken our resolve and stop us from enjoying life. I&#8217;m not going to lie and say that life is sunshine, puppy dogs, and unicorns. But you know what? There is goodness in the world. There are times to celebrate. We need to take our little victories and celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I was able to work through 6 pages of homework with my almost 9-year-old without screaming or fighting. To me, that&#8217;s worth celebrating. This morning there were cookies and brownies in the break room. Yay for chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>So many things get us down, but to take those few minutes to look back at what we&#8217;ve accomplished and celebrate\u00a0it. We get the\u00a0strength we need to keep going.<\/p>\n<h5>Scripture<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"en-NIV-29638\" class=\"text 1Thess-5-16\"><sup class=\"versenum\">\u00a0<\/sup>Rejoice always,<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-29639\" class=\"text 1Thess-5-17\">pray continually,<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-29640\" class=\"text 1Thess-5-18\">give thanks in all circumstances;for this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/111\/1th.5.16-18\" class=\"verseLink\">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"en-NIV-12108\" class=\"text Ezra-3-10\">When the builders laid\u00a0the foundation of the temple of the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets,\u00a0and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise\u00a0the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, as prescribed by David\u00a0king of Israel.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-12109\" class=\"text Ezra-3-11\">With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>:<\/span>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Ezra-3-11\">\u201cHe is good;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ezra-3-11\">his love toward Israel endures forever.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"first-line-none top-05\"><span class=\"text Ezra-3-11\">And all the people gave a great shout\u00a0of praise to the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, because the foundation\u00a0of the house of the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0was laid. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/111\/ezr.3.10-11\" class=\"verseLink\">Ezra 3:10-11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Reflection<\/h5>\n<p>If we look at the Ezra verse, the builders just finished the foundation. They had a long long way to go until the house of the Lord was finished. So many more days of hard labor, toiling in the sun, and suffering to build the house. But they stopped, celebrated and gave thanks to the Lord for what they had accomplished so far. In the Thessalonians verse, we are told to rejoice always and pray continually and give thanks to God.<\/p>\n<p>Do you give your thanks to God? Right now, I&#8217;m going to celebrate that I&#8217;ve written #faithbites before it was late in the evening. Is it a big thing? Nah, but It&#8217;s one less thing I have to do so I give thanks. I got it done and it&#8217;s not bad.<\/p>\n<p>We should take those victories, give thanks to God, and keep on doing his good work. The journey is filled with many milestones, let&#8217;s celebrate, not just reaching the destination.<\/p>\n<h5>Charge<\/h5>\n<p>Do you celebrate little victories? Do you have a plan in place to make sure you give thanks to God and celebrate? Maybe you get a cookie for writing a couple of pages of your paper. Maybe you get to play a game if you finish all the laundry. Whatever it is, give thanks to the Lord for what he has given you.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, help me not to be bogged down by the long journey ahead. Give me the knowledge and strength to celebrate all the little victories in my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>318 &#8211; Celebrate and Have Fun #faithbites #faithjourney celebrate Life is pretty hard. 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