Apprentice 2 Jesus

Thoughts on the Discipline of Celebration.

Celebration DOES take discipline! We are too much into amusement (which is simply turning the brain off) and not enough into recreation.

Some ideas for celebration:

1. Begin NOW. Don’t wait until the grass is greener!

THIS is the day the Lord has made…rejoice in it!

2. Find a joy mentor.

We like to hang out with depressed people, or sympathetic people who will listen to our depressing stories. We need people who will lift us up. We don’t need false smiles. We need people who know joy! Find them. Hang out with them. They struggle through life just like you, but their outlook is probably completely different. They have understood that the joy of the Lord is their strength.

3. Take a day a week for celebration.

Find different ways to celebrate. On that day, eat your favorite food! Read a book you enjoy. Listen to music that stirs your soul. (In my next life I want to come back as a choir director for a black church. I LOVE black gospel!)

4. Unplug for a week.

Don’t watch a movie. Don’t play video games.
Enjoy a good conversation with someone.
Take a nap! PLEASE!
Read a book.
RE-create your mind and soul!