{"id":2485,"date":"2014-03-23T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T12:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2014-03-23T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T12:17:02","slug":"choosing-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2014\/03\/choosing-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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On Thursday, I purchased \u201cArt of Celebration\u201d by Rend Collective Experiment.\u00a0 It\u2019s a wonderful soundtrack of joy.\u00a0 Seriously, every song has me dancing around or throwing my arms up to worship. The first song, \u201cJoy\u201d has this powerful declaration, \u201cWe\u2019re choosing celebration\u201d and right now while we\u2019re processing from disappointments ,I need the hope-filled defiance of that phrase.\u00a0 I need to know we can choose celebration. I need to rebel against pain let joy reignite me!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reminded of the Psalm 28:7 NLT:<\/p>\n

The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can buy the album here (do it!) for $8<\/a>. But, why wait!\u00a0 Here\u2019s a video for viewing, dancing, joy choosing pleasure.<\/p>\n