So this Advent and christmas time I want to challenge you to do things a little different. Maybe you do not feel "adventy" or "christmassy"....and that is ok. Hardly anyone feels the sparkle of the season. More than likely you rather feel fainty, busy and overwhelmed with the many Christmas parties, things to do, decorations, presents to get... and maybe you are not happy because it is hard to afford everyone a good present. Maybe your heart aches because you like to give so much but you can't. Then that business and all the obligations.....
Stop! I want to encourage you to say "no" to a lot of obligations, so you can draw more inward and truly prepare your heart for Christmas. Christmas decorations are nice but they will not help your heart. Christmas parties may exhaust you, good presents are lovely to have and give but again that should not be the center of Advent or Christmas. Christ should be the center. So make space and room in your heart. The only way to do that is to become silent and to take time. God wants to heal your heart, your aches and fulfill your longings and deeper desires. Take a moment and see what your heart is longing for this Advent time. Ask God to help you. Make Christ the center of Christmas.
William Sachs
2022-11-28 15:48:35 +0000 UTC