Who Is Your Reason For The Season?

Oh what a beautiful time of year, the Christmas Holiday. The snow outside on the ground and on the trees. There's nothing like a white Christmas. (As long as I don't have to drive in it.) Looking at the houses beautifully decorated with lights, lights and more lights can sometimes take your breath away.

Oh what delicious aromas coming from the kitchen. The sound of pots and pans clanging together as they are being pulled from the cabinets, ready for use on top of the stove, as well as in the oven.

With all the hustle and bustle, rushing here and there, I still love this time of the year.

Look at the beautiful Christmas trees, some green, some gold, some white with all the decorations of bows, ornaments, tinsel and lights.

Look at all the presents under the Christmas tree. My, oh my will someone be very surprised!

But wait a minute, with all the beautiful decorated trees, homes, and the delicious aromas coming from the kitchen, even with all the presents under the tree, that isn't the reason why I love this time of year so much.

It's because of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is the reason for the season, that's why I love this holiday season so much. We may not know the exact date of Jesus' birth, but we celebrate His birth Dec. 25th. The Christmas holiday brings more people together than any other time of the year. Black, white, yellow or green, why can't we show each other the same kind of respect and love throughout the year?

Jesus is the true meaning of Christmas!!!

The Godly Life

Why try to live the godly life? It isn't always going to be easy, but who said it would. There is often a lot of work involved. It is often inconvenient. So why should we even try? He tells us all that will live godly for Jesus Christ will suffer persecution. II Tim. 3:12

The reason is because of what God has already done for us. This is important. The reason that your life as a Christian is to be different is because you are now different. God has promoted us to a new position. We are heirs with Jesus Christ, which will lead us to the King.

We no longer have the same disposition, or the same identity. We are now rooted in who and what Jesus is.

We have received a new position, we did not earn that position. We did not deserve that position. It has been given to us as a free gift of God’s grace. Now God commands that we should live in accordance with that new position.

God has truly blessed us with some wonderful blessings. Will you water and nurture your blessing ... or will you bury your blessing?

I've Seen...

I am truly blessed! The bible tells us,Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6. I have seen my sons grow up to become handsome young men. (only a mother would say that) Two young men who have graduated from school. Two young men who have never depended on drugs. Two young men who have never committed crimes. Two young men who have never been sent to prison.

However, they are young men who have jobs. They are young men who are raising and supporting their families. For these things I am so proud to be their mother. I'm not saying my sons were always good. They were disciplined and had rules to follow. We had our ups and downs, but as I look back over the years, our ups out weigh the downs.

Peace at 50+

I praise the Lord for allowing me to see another day! When I open my eyes in the morning I have to thank Him! I must say I look at things differently now, than I did when I was 20 and 30 years old. I have aches and pains now that I never had, nor thought about when I was younger. Yet I will still praise Him! Psa. 34:1 says I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My conversations are not the same, my walk is not the same, my dress is not the same, my heart is not the same. I owe it all to Jesus. I am at peace! The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Psa. 29:11

He Will Give You Peace!

Godly Living: Age 50+

The scripture lets us know that the latter will be greater than the past....

Hag. 2:9 What a beautiful feeling to be 50, half a century as my granddaughter would say. I used to think that 50 was old, it truly is a blessing. I take nothing for granted anymore. There was a time when I did. I used to say I, I, I, but I've come to know it's not me, but God. It's God who gets me up every morning! It's God who keeps me! Ps. 121:5 It's God who is my Provider! Shall I go on? I have a girlfriend who was upset when she turned 30, so imagine how she felt when she became 50. We have to be thankful, because tomorrow is not promised to anyone.