| Lessons from the Vine |
Merry Christmas!!!!I can't believe it's that time of year again. This year has certainly been a full one with a new baby, making 3 children underfoot, along with the busy task of being a virtuous wife(well, trying to be=) and homeschooling newbie. With all that being said, I decided(for sanity's sake) to forgo sending Christmas cards this year so I just had to take a few moments to type out some warm wishes to those whom I love! After all, that is what this season is all about. Allowing God's love for us to flood our hearts and abundantly overflow into the lives of others.As we hustle and bustle and busy ourselves making lists and checking them twice, let's pause to remember the true reason for the season. I know that sounds so cliche`, but really......Christmas is so much more than trimming the perfect tree, decking the halls to amaze, entertaining to utter exhaustion, and wearily running about to and fro to the point of physical and spiritual depletion. It's remembering that Almighty God of the entire universe, loved us so very much that He sent His one and only Son into this world to be our Lord and Savior. He lived a perfect life, free of sin, showing us the ultimate example of sacrificial love by laying down His own life for us while we were yet sinners. Now that is something to celebrate....and not just at Christmas, but everyday of the year. 1 John 3:16 says, " We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." During this busy season when we're tempted to take our focus off Christ and get caught up in our own holiday agendas, as we spend time with family and friends, let us purpose together to lay down our own lives by loving and serving them. And when we do this, His glorious love is perfected in us. What better gift can we give this Christmas, than that of God's love! God bless you all and a very Merry Christmas to each of you....from our family to yours! 9:06 PM - Dec. 14, 2007 - post comment
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