Happy December! Where in the world did 2014 go?!?! I blinked and it was gone!
Thus is life with kids, right?!
As we head into the Christmas season. I thought it would be good to start the month by remembering the true reason for the season.
It is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of buying gifts, and giving your list to Santa that we forget to slow down and remember how precious this holiday truly is. As someone who has celebrated Christmas her whole life, I know when it comes around the story of Christmas doesn't even phase me.
And it should.
It is the day to celebrate the miraculous birth of our Savior - our perfect Lord in the flesh. It is the day hope entered the world! The day that God's plan to save his children from their sins, without yearly sacrifices, commenced.
The day that God's plan to save us from our sins began - thousands of years before we were even born.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
Without our Savior we would be living a life of hopelessness for our future with God and eternity. We take the time to slow down every year to truly reflect on the wondrous gift that came into this world like you and I.
Jesus Christ was an amazing and undeserving gift to us from God. Jesus was sent solely to suffer the death and rejection that we deserve. He was the last sin sacrifice - we are saved by the blood of a pure innocent lamb.
The one thing that I love about the Catholic church is their use of crucifixes. The cross in itself has become a symbol of Christianity so much so that we forget the gruesome and yet most loving thing anyone has or will ever do for us. The crucifix is a sobering reminder of the cost of our salvation. The gift that was given to save our souls because God loves us that much.
The Christmas season is a celebration and a joyous time to remember the birth and life of our King. And to spread love and Gods gift to everyone we see and interact with.
To remind us that we need to love others as Christ loves us.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10
Your Turn:
What do you do to remember the true reason for Christmas??
AMEN!!! My fiance and I will be doing a devotional together this month, I'm excited. I posted recently about really dedicating myself to God this Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet and wonderful that you will be doing it together!! Such a great thing to share!
DeleteThank you for posting this, Tara. Sometime we need a reminder of what Christmas is all about. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI definitely needed the reminder as well, it is so easy to forget!
DeleteThank you for keeping Christ in Christmas. My hope and prayer is that Christ will be glorified this season. I know in our own home, we make Him the center of the reason we celebrate this season, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is my hope as well, it is so important to keep it all in perspective. I would love to teach my son that the most important thing about Christmas is Christ, not gifts.
DeleteI often forget the true meaning of the holiday appreciate the reminder.
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help!
DeleteThank you for the reminder - it's so easy to get caught up in all the stress and hectic parts.
ReplyDeleteYes it is! Sometimes we all need to take a step back and remember!
DeleteGreat reminder - we always go to Christmas mass and read stories about Jesus to remember the reason for the season.
ReplyDeleteThose are great ways to remember!
DeleteThis is a good post to counter all of the negative Black Friday posts.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! What kind of negative Black Friday posts were being posted? I haven't seen any!
DeleteI do an Advent reflection with my prayer group. It's the best way to help me be calm, wait, and be ready.
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful! I do a bible study and read the story and do crafts with my son!
DeleteYou are so right, it's easy to get cough up in all the preparations and forget about the true meaning of Christmas. It's important to me to teach my kids about it even if their still a little to young to completely understand.
ReplyDeleteYes! I have been concerned myself with teaching my son too early but I don't think anytime is too early to talk about Jesus!
DeleteWe also go to Christmas mass and discuss as a family the true meaning of Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThat is so great that you discuss it as a family! So important!
DeleteIt's easy to get caught up with all the Christmas hype, but it's so important to always remember the reason for the season!
ReplyDeleteYes it is SO easy to get caught up in the cookies, parties and gifts that I know I loose sight of why we celebrate! Always good to start out with the right mindset!
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