When you approach Christmas on an
emotional level it is often a bittersweet time. If you go back to past
Christmas Memories, your emotions can pull uninvited thoughts of past
heartache. If you dwell on your current situation, you must bring your
emotions and thinking captive in obedience to the Christ of Christmas, or you will yearn for things you cannot have and do not have control over. When you dwell on the
Christ of Christmas, He can fill the void where hurts have left a vacuum. It is
easy to say “Jesus is the reason for the Season”, but our emotions alone just
can’t pull that truth to the forefront of our thinking and experience. It takes
an act of our will and a supernatural touch from God to face Christmas the way
we should.
I wake up every Christmas morning remembering our little girl, Alexandra, who was born on Christmas Day 24 years
ago. She lived one day. In subsequent years I have had to choose to celebrate
the Christ of Christmas, even when the celebration of the season at times
escaped me. My heart took time to heal, but I took charge of my emotions and
have had a renewed focus on Jesus for several years now saying “Thank You” to Him
for coming as the baby in the manger.
Maybe you do not have enough of
something this Christmas…enough family, enough peace in your family, enough
money, enough time…
I encourage you to look Jesus in
the eyes this Christmas and say “Thank You” for what you do have…Him!
