Celebrate With Grace

e need to have the spirit of grace in the days of celebration. There will always

be special days set apart to remember or celebrate an event in our lives. It

could be a birthday, wedding day, graduation day, birth of a child, start of a business
It
should be a day set aside to thank God. At such times you expect to receive family,
friends and well-wishers.
Yes, its great to be expectant, as the Bible admonishes us to rejoice with those who
rejoice and vice versa. As much as special days of celebration are expected to be happy
days, it could be filled with upsets when the celebrant lacks the grace to forgive. You
did not come for my wedding. My wife put to bed and you never cared to come and
see the baby. I celebrated my birthday and didnt receive so much as a card much
less
a birthday gift from my best friend, my brother or sister. Such special days are
expected
to be celebrated with the spirit of grace, a heart of thanksgiving and appreciation and
fellowship with the Holy Spirit, much more than with people. Ironically, after such
celebrations, people lose friends, when they measure their worth by the attendance of
people rather than by the presence of God. Dont place your hopes and expectations
on friends. Instead, lead a life of unconditional grace. If you want to live a life of
celebration,
you will only succeed by overlooking the shortcomings of others and being willing to
forgive.
PASTORCHRIS

"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep"
(Romans 12:15).
FURTHER STUDY: EPHESIANS 4:32

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