last week i had a conversation with a dear friend, who reminded me that in order to overcome challenges, you can't just focus on the problem - you have to celebrate small victories. i heard something similar at church this morning. so often we focus on trying not to do bad things, instead of learning to love what is good. but God's desire is not just for us to follow the rules, he wants us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
maybe that's why paul says "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Phillipians 4:8
