Hello friends! I hope that your Christmas was really great. This year we spent time with our granddaughters so it was amazing. We only have a few more days left in 2020. It seems that everyone wants to rush through the days we have left. However, I believe there is still one more thing to do before the new year!
I do believe that the celebration of Christmas does not have to end here. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. Even though, I enjoy looking at the Christmas decorations, I also enjoy putting them away.
There were was so many bad things that happened in 2020. Just thinking about it all makes my heart sad. But, there is one more thing to do before the New Year! I believe that Jesus would like us to concentrate on the good.
If you are reading my blog right now, you have so much to be grateful for. We are still here after going through and still going through the worst Pandemic of my life. God is walking beside you and me! Look around at what you have and not wish for what you don’t have.
Before we say Happy New Year, think about all of the good in 2020.
“Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.” Philippians 4:8
Focus on the promises of God! He is always good!
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Christmas traditions vary from family to family. These traditions include putting up the Christmas tree, hanging the lights, Christmas stockings, candy canes, special ornaments, family recipes, and celebrating the birth of our Savior. Simple traditions that warm our hearts and make us smile.
Growing up I never really thought much about traditions. However, I loved putting up the Christmas tree and visiting my grandparents.
When my boys were little, we started a new tradition. Every year on Christmas Eve we celebrate the birth of Jesus with a Happy Birthday Jesus party.
In Matthew 2:11 we read about the wise men who came bearing gifts for Jesus. “And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense, and myrrh.” These were the most valued treasures of that time.
However, there is no limit to the treasure we have in Jesus. Christmas is not about a season. It is about a person. Let us remember to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior not just at Christmas but all the year. Jesus is truly the tradition that warms our hearts and makes us smile!
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I’ll be honest, waiting is probably one of the hardest things for me to do. We wait for everything. However, does anybody like to wait? One thing I have learned in the waiting, getting frustrated will not get God to hurry!
God knows what he’s doing…
Sometimes God promises us something but it seems like it will never happen. So many people in the Bible felt the same way. For example, Abraham was told he would have a son but it took 25 years for God to fulfill his promise. Getting frustrated will not get God to hurry!
God is never in a hurry…
So while you wait, don’t get frustrated, be satisfied, keep on moving forward, and remember “Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” Hebrews 13:5
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