This year the Holidays feel so different. In the years past, I've just come to dread when Halloween would roll around because after that comes Thanksgiving, Christmas & the New Year. Because of my family always being dysfunctional, remaining cluttered with brokenness and separation, it was always a hard time for me to maintain a heart of gratitude in the midst of it all. But regardless, I always tried to make the most of what the Lord had given me: good health, a roof over my head, another year to journey and most importantly, HIS LOVE. Although I've moved past these emotions of dreading the holidays, I've come to own the heart He gave, His love for me. The more I journey towards Him, within me, the more I see that I've got so much to be thankful for! Yeah, the Lord never answered my prayer for a "normal" family in the way that I wanted Him to answer me but nevertheless, he answered my prayer! (in the form of the family that I do have, a great bible study class filled with love from 13 beautiful girls, and the body of Christ that He is fashioning together so beautifully) So, I can't complain this holiday for "not having" this or "not having" that because I've got so much more than I've asked for, I've got Jesus! And because I have Him, I can have the greatest gift of all- HIS LOVE!
May His love that he's given through His Son lead you to an abundance of LOVE to give to those who don't know Jesus, those who are hurting and in need, and to those who have no one to spend Christmas with. May you bring the true meaning of Christmas, to them!
-Live Productively
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