So excited about this Christmas Season. The preparation the anticipation the TIME to slow down join together and focus on what it meant for God to come as Jesus.
WOW, the fact that it happened is a miracle. We talk about it often like it is just another fact. But when we say God is his Father, he was miraculously conceived, an Angel of the Lord came to a teenage girl. Do I realize that my mouth is uttering faith, belief in things which I cannot fathom. I cannot understand the beautiful part is that...I don't have to.
I can trust God's letter to me. MUCH smarter folks have tried to prove or disprove what the bible says. I look to my life, my story and see the Author. I see GODs hand every day, not always for that day but HE IS WITH ME of that I know full well.
We are celebrating Jesus's birthday this year. Not sure what that means for our family. For the first time it isn't about a budget, how many gifts to get. ALL that matters this Christmas is that in all that we do we celebrate Jesus. How we treat and serve each other, our family, our friends and our neighbors, strangers - I will be striving to be like my teacher and knowing that I can't do it. I am but dust and THAT is actually comforting.
For me to be like my teacher I have to know him and his father
For me to be like my teacher I have to obey what he says (do what he tells me to do)
it is November 29th...we are starting Advent here on December 1st. Our family will be doing Ann Voskamp & Nancy Rodden's Jesse Tree Journey - www.aholyexperience.com
