We need to learn how to celebrate life, not just tolerate it. Just because we have problems does not mean that we cannot enjoy all the gifts God has placed around us. Life is not problem free. We all have to deal with problems and solve them as best we can. We must not chafe under everything that intrudes into our lives. All of these things are opportunities for perseverance. We have One who walks beside us and lives within us. He makes good come out of bad and hard things easier. We can persevere and celebrate at the same time.
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings.” 1 Peter 4:12-13a (KJV)
