Happy Christmas!
My family enjoys many things during the holidays, but I think my favorite is decorating our Christmas tree. Because of our current situation, we had decided that a Christmas tree was not the most important thing on our list this Christmas and we were willing to enjoy all the other decorations without a tree. I think that God cares about even the small things, in life. I say this because He provided a tree for us to decorate. It was a simple blessing!
As we were decorating the tree, we laughed at the ornaments that we made when we were two. You remember the ones, the cotton ball laden paper with glitter that is suppose to be a snowflake and the tin foil covered cup with a jingle bell that is suppose to be a Christmas bell. I also love the fun ornament that dad brought back from a trip when I was six. Those are the fun memories that are so fun to share when decorating our tree. We laugh and giggle like a bunch of kids. It’s just one big night of fun and laughs with my family!
This years tree is full of ornaments…I mean FULL! As I looked at the tree, it hit me that there is a good life lesson here. You know how I love to pull life lessons from the simple things in my life What could this lesson be?
As I pondered, the lesson hit me: We love to decorate ourselves for all to see, but the most important thing is the backbone that is holding it all together. Jesus is the backbone. I can make myself look all pretty on the outside, but He is the one who makes everything stay together. Interesting right? The tree is the most important part of the beautiful display that is our Christmas tree. Let’s face it, without the tree we would just have a pile of colorful plastic and glass. It’s the same with me and Jesus. Without Him, I would just be a mess of colorful clothing and makeup. I need Him to perfect me. I must press in and learn more about Jesus if He is going to hold me together. It does me no good to simply say that I know Him; I must grow closer to Him. I must read about Him. I must talk to Him. I must spend time just being with Him. I must hold tight to the backbone, so the “decorations” are all the more beautiful.
Praying that you enjoy simple blessings this Christmas! Until next time..Blessings!
