What in you needs to be celebrated?

What in you needs to be celebrated? We can’t exactly “rejoice with those who rejoice” (Romans 12:15) if we aren’t sharing with close Christian friends what’s worth rejoicing. And no— we’re not talking about a promotion or work bonus. Instead, let’s try celebrating more nuanced things. It’ll take some context (and some time) for a friend to understand why not having a panic attack when we were triggered in a work meeting is such a victory. Or how big of a deal it is that we stayed porn-free for a whole week, or actually enforced a boundary when that toxic family member called again. Let’s invite others to celebrate the big and little things that God is doing in us. It’s part of being better known and understood in healthy, faith-based relationships. Inviting others to join us in celebrating what God’s doing will also help solidify the memory of God’s provision, which we’ll need to call on when we inevitably encounter more of life’s craziness in the future (and even if we forget, now we’ve got a friend who can remind us!).