The holidays are difficult for so many people for a variety of reasons: economics, broken relationships, addictions and the stress that envelopes life. It is exactly in the middle of these problems and issues that God is at work, showing people a different way, a new hope, the dawning of CHRISTMAS JOY!
Life is tough---nobody has ever promised otherwise. It's what happens to human beings. But the real Christmas message is this: into the middle of chaos, struggles, frustrations, pain, sorrow, and brokenness, JOY was born. GOD'S LOVE became incarnate in Jesus, and HOPE was born into a troubled world.
The problem, as I see it (tell me if you see it differently), is that many Jesus-followers have missed the contagious JOY BOAT. We try, instead, to live a life of adhering to rules, going to church, and whatever else we think will earn our way into God's good graces. Jesus has always been and still is more about relationships than rules.
I have met several new people recently who have been seeking to know God for a long time. As they tell me their life stories, we begin to see how God has been at work all along, calling them, nudging them, opening up new experiences so they could meet Him. The common theme is: "I've wanted to know God for so long."
Exactly what Christmas means: Jesus came to show us the Father. (His words). May your Christmas season be filled with God-sightings and meetings!
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