This Christmas

Today is Christmas Day. May you all be blessed today and every day. Today is not about the presents, the food, the glitter and the glitz but about something so much more important. Last night I sat in a Christmas Eve service and heard something that I have heard thousands of times but this time was a little different. The pastor said that we have these lovely nativity scenes that show Mary, Joesph, and baby Jesus in the center of a clean stable, quiet and serene. In reality, they were in a stall while people were going in and out, dropping off their animals, and hustling away to find a room or a party or whatever. They probably never even knew what was going on but the animals did because they were there. The shepherds were getting there as fast as they could as were the wise men but at the moment that Jesus was born there were a bunch of pack animals, a lot of traffic, and his parents. Are we going to fast to get to the parties, presents, glitz, and the glamour? Did we just drop off our stuff to hurry on to the next thing? In doing so, we may have missed that one split second miracle.

I know that I hurry around to get from one place to another and not just during the holiday season. My quiet time (time that God deserves and wants) gets shuffled to the back burner and as a result, I am like the people going in and out of the stable that night. I miss the little miracles that God has for me. I am going to make a more conscious effort to spend more time with God so that I don't miss the little miracles anymore.

I know that my family believes in Jesus and all that He has done, is doing, and will do. If you read this blog and you don't know what I am talking about then ask anyone, pastors, family, friends, etc. God sent Jesus to be born just for you and me and everyone and anyone. You just need to open your heart and let Him in. Have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.