Sometimes our hearts don't feel ready for Christmas. Perhaps life
has changed for us in some way...the loss of a loved one, a relocation,
a divorce, health or financial issues...
I just wanted to reach out and post a few suggestions that help me, and maybe
will help someone else too.
- focus on the Reason for the Season...Jesus
that Jesus came...keep your list and look at it periodically through the season...
- Read the Christmas story in Luke 2. Maybe read it a few times over the
- Turn on the Christmas music! Maybe while you're in the car...or cleaning the
- If you can, get outside and just find the wonder in God's Creation...even look out your window to see His Glory there....Pray and thank Him for it!
- If you are able to, and like to bake, make treats for your neighbors and take with a card and a gospel tract.
- One of my favorite ways to prepare my heart for Christmas is to shop the Samaritan's Purse Catalog for giving. It's the highlight of my Christmas! Find some way to give, it doesn't matter how much! If you can't give financially, offer your time to help a friend-even talking to them on the phone to encourage them. Espcially someone who is bed ridden, or just faced a life change.
May your heart be filled with the love of God and the birth of His Son during this Christmas season.
If you don't know that Jesus came to save us all, click here to read about how you can be saved!
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