I've been praying a lot lately for God to speak into my life about how I can change my world to better reflect His truth. I get so caught up in the day-to-day grind that I miss opportunities to reflect Him to my family, friends, and strangers.
My prayers started with a quote I heard on KLove a few weeks ago, and I took it as a personal challenge: "If being a Christian was illegal, would there be enough evidence to convict you?" Wow - I couldn't say there would be looking at my day-to-day routine, so I've asked God to help me change that.
I also listened to a podcast earlier this week from Cornerstone Church about parenting, and a tibit stuck with me - do the holidays at your house become a time to display God's truth, or obscure it? God has laid on my heart a desire to display His truth this Christmas; I want it to be different at my home this year.
So God's laid a few ideas on my heart I'll be sharing as we near Christmas.
Here's the first:
How different would the gifts be if we set up a manger in our home instead of a Christmas tree?
I wouldn't want to wrap as much random junk for my family and friends and stack it up so that it looks like a lot. I'd carefully consider what I placed around the manger, and make them gifts worthy of my Savior. And it wouldn't likely be material gifts at all - I think they'd be replaced with either gifts for others would otherwise go without or the material gifts would be replaced completely with acts of service.
Prayer: Lord, please help me to honor you as I begin to think of the Christmas season. I want Christmas to look different in our home this year - I want this season to reflect You to others. It won't be easy or popular to make changes that reflect You - our culture gets so wrapped up in the material aspects of Christmas - but I want to give gifts that You treasure and bless; not random stuff for people that have too much already. And yes, Lord, I am one of those people! Please show me how to treat Your season this year. Amen.
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