For me, it is always a bittersweet time.
I look forward to being able to celebrate the birth of my Saviour, but I recognize that celebrating that very first Christ for all that it truly means is becoming more and more difficult each year. This world robbed us of Christmas a long time ago.
This year I am anticipating growing in my understanding of that very first Christmas and the events surrounding it. Every year around this time I begin praying that God would allow me to view the nativity story with a deeper knowledge of it's impact and significance that it may never become another dead ritual. I truly desire to worship my Saviour this Christmas with joy in my heart for His first arrival and a hopeful expectation of His second coming.
God has already revealed ways to me in which He is answering that prayer and I am excitedly waiting to see what He is going to do in this next month. I've decided to document this time, mainly for myself because I really enjoy writing and I know that it helps me to process what I am learning, but I hope that in some way through reading these posts that God will deepen your understanding of that very first Christmas allowing you to worship Him with fullness of heart this Christmas.
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