As we swept past Thanksgiving (also known as Food Coma Day) society now prepares for Christmas. Christmas ornaments, decorations, pictures with Santa, toys, etc. The problem however, as always, is that most of the time the true purpose of the celebration gets covered up by what has become society’s perception.
I won’t bother getting on the soap box right now about keeping Christ in Christmas because you already know that part. But why do we have to wait for Christmas to have motivation to give to others and show appreciation for them?
There certainly isn’t anything wrong with giving! It is a wonderful way to show appreciation for those around us. The problem is that sometimes society has decided for us that Christmas is the ONLY time we should take the time to show appreciation for those around us. Society tells us that everyone should be cheerful and happy this time of year. People at the stores tell you “Merry Christmas.” Everyone is supposed to be so nice. The question is why do we need a holiday for the joy?
Every day we live under God’s Umbrella should be a day of joy. It certainly isn’t easy, but shouldn’t we strive for that? Shouldn’t we strive every day to show our appreciation for those around us? Should we just save up all of our joy for Christmas? Can you imagine a world where every day we were to be able to find the Godly motivation to try and appreciate those around us? Why do we wait?
I suppose that there are many ideas about that and many questions and there really isn’t one answer that right. We get tied up in life and a lot of folks just forget all about the holiday cheer and ultimately forget about what really makes the holiday special. We should strive to be joyful all the time. We should strive to have the Lord as a focal point in our lives all the time. Jesus was born once, yes, but every single day that goes by is thanks to His sacrifice for us. Christmas is every day, all day.
Can you imagine how much better society would be if we held to that concept that Christmas is every day? Please think about that as you go through the days leading up to the holiday. You can make a big difference in how people look at Christmas by holding its true meaning in your heart all year long.
