We all love celebrations! – Why?
• They honor a
• They overflow with
• They bring
• A celebration is not a celebration unless it’s
• Admit your
• Acknowledge your
• Embrace your
Grief is a gift from God to help us
Let God
Learn the
• Contentment is a quiet confidence that
• I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:10-13, NIV)
Ways to cultivate contentment
• Feed your mind with
• Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:8, NLT)
• Manage your expectations when they go
• Celebrate every
- Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father … (James 1:17, NIV)
- “Things don’t have to be perfect to be good.” (John Claypool)