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Day 8: Love Your Life

It can be challenging to celebrate someone who has what we want—especially when it feels like we have nothing to celebrate for ourselves. But even though celebrating can sometimes feel like a burden, choosing to celebrate others and ourselves is one of the best ways to overcome the cynicism we feel toward our circumstances.

Psalm 27:13 says, “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.”

We should celebrate today for the same reason: to remember and rejoice in what God has done. It doesn’t always have to look like a party or an event, but celebration helps you invite others to acknowledge a moment that matters, a moment you don’t want to forget. Celebration invites intimacy and requires vulnerability. The ability to celebrate is a discipline we have to fight for. We need to look for the goodness of the Lord today and help others do the same.

Time tends to slip away when we don’t take a moment to reflect on all that has happened. But we don’t always have to rely on other people to mark moments of importance. We can celebrate our own too. Here are some reflection questions to ask yourself:

What was good this past month?

How did I show up to my life?

Where did I see God move?

What am I hopeful for next month?

Over and over again God’s word calls us to remember. Remember who God is. Remember what He has done. It’s in the remembering that proves He is trustworthy. It shows us He has been, and always will be, with us.

It helps us get our hopes up!

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We hope this plan was helpful to you. You can read more from Meghan Ryan Asbury in her book, You Are Not Behind, available here.