A Party Atmosphere

We have a lot of fun around The Coastlands. Lots of eating, lots of laughing, lots of enjoying one another. It's a little taste of heaven. Everything we do is about enjoying the feast God has provided and inviting others to join in the festivities.

Because of God, we can party no matter what our circumstances:

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife. Proverbs 17:1

A piece of crust with love and peace and joy is a feast. But a seven-course meal with people who are all trying to prove they are better than one another is a dungeon.

I hope to be like that… someone who enjoys the gifts God gives along with others. When we acknowledge that every good thing is gift from Him, we are released to enjoy with delight in our hearts—thanking God and sharing His gifts with others. However, if we think that our hard work has provided the feast, then we are driven, we resist sharing, and we manipulate, judge, or envy the others God has seated around the table.

If God is our Provider, then He can transform a simple crust into a banquet of delight as I offer Him thanks and share it generously with others. But if I'm trying to take care of myself, then I’ll always be striving (and “strifing”).