Comments on: “Do Hard Things” Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have Fun http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-509346 Ashley Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:58:31 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-509346 I love the post and totally agree. Doing hard things and working for God doesn't have to be boring. Following Him can actually be fun at times. It's fulfilling to know you are pleasing Him. I love the post and totally agree. Doing hard things and working for God doesn’t have to be boring. Following Him can actually be fun at times. It’s fulfilling to know you are pleasing Him.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-487917 Matthew Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:09:07 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-487917 very good its true not all things are "fun" but if you try you can make them fun. very good its true not all things are “fun” but if you try you can make them fun.

]]> By: Morgan http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-468230 Morgan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:35:09 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-468230 Great post. That's really what I needed to hear right now, kinda funny how God works these things out huh? Heh, anyway just wanted to say it was good...er ...better than good, great...Yeah. Really great timing too! Thanks! Great post. That’s really what I needed to hear right now, kinda funny how God works these things out huh? Heh, anyway just wanted to say it was good…er …better than good, great…Yeah. Really great timing too! Thanks!

]]> By: asa palmeri http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-446315 asa palmeri Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-446315 good article good article

]]> By: Corrie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-419882 Corrie Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:45:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-419882 Actually... I think it makes sense to put that sign ("First we work, then we play, then we rest") on the refrigerator because I tend to be one who would regularly eat dessert as the main course. To follow the analogy, first we eat for nutrition, then we eat for fun (if we're still hungry after all the good healthy food we filled up on). Isn't this the way God designed our bodies to work? Actually… I think it makes sense to put that sign (”First we work, then we play, then we rest”) on the refrigerator because I tend to be one who would regularly eat dessert as the main course. To follow the analogy, first we eat for nutrition, then we eat for fun (if we’re still hungry after all the good healthy food we filled up on). Isn’t this the way God designed our bodies to work?

]]> By: Corrie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-419881 Corrie Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:38:51 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-419881 My friend Christie has a sign on her refrigerator with a great saying. It says, "First we work, then we play, then we rest." I had never really thought of that before... but I like it. My friend Christie has a sign on her refrigerator with a great saying. It says, “First we work, then we play, then we rest.” I had never really thought of that before… but I like it.

]]> By: Sarah Pena http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-319326 Sarah Pena Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:36:39 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-319326 Hey Brett, I have agreed with everything that you have said in "Do Hard Things" and on this site (that I have read :) ) but I am afraid you lost me in your fifth paragraph. <i>" We style our hair"</i> :) Just kidding! I don't mind it when a guy keeps his hair neat or when he puts a little gel in it, but I can't stand it when they style or dye it. Auugh! But if you just keep it neat I have no problem. ;) Oh, and by the way, how do you even get the time to play video games? God Bless! Sarah :) Hey Brett,

I have agreed with everything that you have said in “Do Hard Things” and on this site (that I have read :) ) but I am afraid you lost me in your fifth paragraph. ” We style our hair” :) Just kidding! I don’t mind it when a guy keeps his hair neat or when he puts a little gel in it, but I can’t stand it when they style or dye it. Auugh! But if you just keep it neat I have no problem. ;)

Oh, and by the way, how do you even get the time to play video games?

God Bless!

Sarah :)

]]> By: Joseph Goodwin http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-280524 Joseph Goodwin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:26:55 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-280524 Thanks so much for this blog! It certainly puts things into perspective. I am 16 years old and have struggled my entire life with staying focused on hard, but worthwhile, things because I wanted to go outside and play. But that phrase of "hard things can be fun", puts things in perspective. I love school and reading, but I don't always want to do them. But I can now go into these and other acitvities that I have a hard time staying focused on praying, "God, please show me how to make the best out of this task and to make it fun, for Your glory." Thanks so much for this blog! It certainly puts things into perspective. I am 16 years old and have struggled my entire life with staying focused on hard, but worthwhile, things because I wanted to go outside and play. But that phrase of “hard things can be fun”, puts things in perspective. I love school and reading, but I don’t always want to do them. But I can now go into these and other acitvities that I have a hard time staying focused on praying, “God, please show me how to make the best out of this task and to make it fun, for Your glory.”

]]> By: Jessica http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-279956 Jessica Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:14:50 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-279956 This really tells it ideally as it should be! I'm facing this right now, especially with my junior year starting in a few weeks. I'm really starting to realize that with the classes I'm going to have & everything that goes along with them, my regular responsibilities at church & home, & babysitting to have money to have fun when the opportunity comes, it's going to be a lot of work! But really if you get to do fun things all the time it's just something to do, I think you tend to definitely appreciate downtime more when you really need it after working hard. & this is the time to learn to prioritize before college! But I'm also learning how much more rewarding it is to do things that have a greater significance & effect on the future than watching tv or going to a movie like investing in my relationship with Christ & other people. This really tells it ideally as it should be! I’m facing this right now, especially with my junior year starting in a few weeks. I’m really starting to realize that with the classes I’m going to have & everything that goes along with them, my regular responsibilities at church & home, & babysitting to have money to have fun when the opportunity comes, it’s going to be a lot of work! But really if you get to do fun things all the time it’s just something to do, I think you tend to definitely appreciate downtime more when you really need it after working hard. & this is the time to learn to prioritize before college! But I’m also learning how much more rewarding it is to do things that have a greater significance & effect on the future than watching tv or going to a movie like investing in my relationship with Christ & other people.

]]> By: Greg http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/do-hard-things-doesnt-mean-you-cant-have-fun/#comment-277532 Greg Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:16:30 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=280#comment-277532 Wow.. I really appreciate this post. I just graduated from high school and have been working over 40 hours a week... The first couple weeks of my employment were a drag and a very tiring experience. I didn't have the time to have all the "fun" that I used to be able to have. Fortunately, however, God led me to verses in Ecclesiastes that basically said that it is God's purpose and GIFT that we take pleasure in all our toil... not AFTER our toil, but IN it. This idea is repeated several times, first in 2:24 and later in 3:13. Wow.. I really appreciate this post. I just graduated from high school and have been working over 40 hours a week… The first couple weeks of my employment were a drag and a very tiring experience. I didn’t have the time to have all the “fun” that I used to be able to have. Fortunately, however, God led me to verses in Ecclesiastes that basically said that it is God’s purpose and GIFT that we take pleasure in all our toil… not AFTER our toil, but IN it. This idea is repeated several times, first in 2:24 and later in 3:13.

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