Last year I was studying the book of Leviticus and I realized how important celebrations are. They help to memorialize things, give ‘spice to life’ and are one of the main features of Israel in the Old Testament. In short, God loves a good party to celebrate good things! And so I decided I wanted to once a year celebrate the good things in my life that God has done! And so I declared February 1st to be my ‘Freedom Festival.’
So here are some of the areas where I have really experienced freedom:
- When I was a young teen I was really concerned about pleasing people and being cool (who isn’t?!). That could have easily led to a very destructive lifestyle- but God freed me from that when I became a Christian and I decided that pleasing Hiim was more important!
- The pressures of society to be successful in the eyes of the world, even though success does not lead to happiness and so am freed to pursue meaning and purpose rather than money and success.
- Freedom from a bad, unheathly relationship after highschool
- Most importantly, the feeling of freedom and confidence that comes from the forgiveness and grace of God through Jesus in my life.
Gifts that I am thankful for as I celebrate my life of freedom:
- A family who loves me and parents who have stayed together. (x2 now that I am married!)
- My husband who could not be more amazing- he makes me feel loved, appreciated and special everyday!
- A close friend, who really is more of a sister, since I was 4 who led me to Jesus and has always been there for me! Not to mention the many other WONDERFUL friends I have been blessed with.
- A new baby growing inside me that is going to be a blessing to the world.
Celebrating the good things of life causes me to be thankful to God and not to be too focused on the things in life that are not perfect- it is all a matter of perspective. So here we go, let’s party!
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