Christmas…When the season for others becomes a lifestyle

This is the time of the year when we gather from our family those Christmas lists. I would like to give you my Christmas list for this year but with a little different approach. 

 Instead of what I would like for myself I want to list a few things I would like for you to have this year.

 The true knowledge that no matter what you are going through, God has your situation in His hand even if you can only see the back side of the quilt He is creating for you and your family.

 That you would be able to see, from your heart more than your eyes, that you are so loved by so many.

 That a shelter over your head, a bed to sleep in and a table to eat from places you in a more wealthy state than half of the world’s population.

 That you have been given ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart to receive every message God is sending you through His word and your friends.

 That your family be more a comfort than an aggravation in your life.

 That your church be more a blessing than an obligation you feel.

 That your pastor be more a shepherd than a general.

 Above all, that Christ will be there with you for that first morning coffee. I ask that each day of the new year you will find time to meet up with him at lunch, that He will be the unseen guest each evening for dinner and that you feel His warm blanket cover you and His gentle kiss on your forehead as you retire each night knowing He loves you like you were His only child.

 My you know and display the greatest truth of this season:

JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD HAS COME!