Christmas Thoughts

I decided that I was going to blog about Christmas today; it is just on my heart and mind. I looked on-line and tried to find a heart-warming poem, or a story that someone else had written to share with you today. You see, I don’t feel much into the Christmas spirit this year, but I still wanted to share good Christmas thoughts and wishes with you. But I just couldn’t find any within myself, so I tried to find someone else’s words to share. I was not successful, and I don’t think my inability was by accident. I think God changed my heart today.

If you are reading this blog, chances are you know me, and probably know me well. You may already know that Christmas is a very hard time of year for me for a number of reasons. It really doesn’t matter why Christmas makes me feel uncomfortable, or what it makes me think about, or that it reminds me of loved ones that have departed from this earth. What matters is that God sent an amazing gift just over 2000 years ago; that is what needs to be the focus. I often get angry when I see so much emphasis put on Santa and shopping. I whole-heartedly believe that Jesus is the reason for this season, and it makes me a little bit unhappy when people fail to see that. Today I had an epiphany of sorts. It dawned on me that it is just as wrong for me to focus on my pain that is stirred around this time of year as it is for people to turn the season into a Santa affair. In both situations, the focus is wrong.

A baby was born to save the world. If I had been the only one who needed this gift, He still would have sent His Son through a virgin girl. Praise be to God! This gift is better than anything that this world can afford. It can’t be bought, bartered for, or even earned. God gave me Jesus Christ! The gift of Him, the one and only Savior, is the ONLY reason for this season. No pain or loss should ever over power that fact.

I am praying for full healing of a broken heart. I am praying that God will bless my life and my journey so that I will focus on Him, and remember that Christmas is all about the greatest gift ever given.

I am praying for a blessing for you this Christmas too and I am praying that you will remember a baby boy wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger waiting to rescue you from a sinful world. I am praying that we all can see that Jesus is the reason for the season, and the bottom line is…nothing else really matters.