The December air has finally rolled-in...another year is about to wrap-up and so come the days of shopping, card writing, and family visits. The other day I was remembering past Decembers and how I was running around like a chicken with no head. My relfection led me to recognize that each year I need to be reminded of what the Christmas season truly is. Christmas has a different meaning for everyone and it comes along with different preparations for everyone. As a society we have set a standard that Christmas comes along with gifts and decorating and spending loads of cash. Today I invite you to take a look at your own traditions, at your reason for the season and remind yourself of what this time truly means.
Personally, Christmas is a blessing in that my family & I celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. It is important because all of my blessings are God-given and Christmas is a time to acknowledge and give thanks for my life. Of course every stress from this season's running around supresses my joyous thanking, so this year I came up with a little "trick" to constantly remind myself that Christmas is about celebrating my relationship with God, my family, friends, and even the obstacles I faced this year. I have my "constant" reminder which is a cross I carry in my wallet. When I am feeling stressed, sad, frustrated, or just not-so-jolly, I take the cross out of my wallet and I allow it to remind me of all the good in my life. Having a constant this season will help to constantly remind you of what Christmas is truly about and it will shift your thinking into positive thoughts, which will in turn help you overcome the difficulties of this season. Give it a try! How about you go shopping when the mall is super crowded and when you begin to feel frustration rising up, take a look at your constant and allow it to help you calm down. Your constant can be a cross, a piece of Christmas jewlery, a small ornament, a picture of your family, etc. Do not allow negativity to come in between the many blessings that God has set out for you. Look for the blessings in everything you do.
Wishing that each of you can always have the MERRY in Christmas and that your focus point may always be in God and the millions of blessings He has showered us with.
Merry Christmas bloggers! Xo
"An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:9-14
