JP

I pulled up to Starbucks to get a nice, warm hot chocolate and greeted 4 people I knew in the few minutes I was in there. It felt like a family, it felt like home. It was warming. Jesus’ birthday is celebrated and with it seems to be an extra, special blessing He outpours that you just don’t feel throughout the rest of the year quite like this. I can write on how this should look for each and every person, but for some, the holiday will be a tragedy or a reminder in which it was destined to be, which I am remorseful and sorry for, yet the cause of Christ is far bigger than our pain. Is it not?

This week has been an eye opener of the little. The tiny. Small, small things I’m incredibly thankful for, thankful to tears. Spending time with a loved one(s), enjoying their essence and presence. The very element of who they are, and soaking up the minutes as they pass by. This is the rich, this is the quality, the standard of life which we can live by if only we’d ask. Family, significant others, or friends, it all depends on what this looks like or means to you, and if what means much to me brings pain to you, take yourself to what this holiday means to you or perhaps, ask God what this means to Him. Christmas music, decorated houses, beautifully lit up exteriors, white glistening snow. The warmth of a fire, the touch of a loved one. The smiles, the laughter, the atmosphere of peace. The blessing of the season is overwhelming, and in all our jaded views, twisted mindsets, if we can quiet ourselves for just a moment and hear the whisper of God in the midst. Take a moment out of this month, this season, if just for a second, just sit back and soak in your day, soak in the people for there is no guarantee for tomorrow. Allow God to meet with you and show you what there is, show you what you have. Count your blessings, and you’ll find the little things are the biggest blessings. The daily things. My words don’t do justice, and I could explain in detail the way I feel, but if you’ve felt it for yourself, experienced it for yourself, you’ll be at home with these words.

Father, I am thankful… to the utmost, to the deepest part of myself that I know. For what you’ve done for me, for what you’ve blessed me with. I am blown away by the greatness and the peace of God.

Be with your loved ones, cherish the memories, remember the root and the reason, remember how and why we can have these days to rejoice, through trials and tribulations, through joys and triumphs. That we could dance with the King in glory, together, as one. Perhaps this is a little taste of heaven. Remember these moments and if you don’t have them, ask for them with a humbled heart and receive! Be VERY blessed this Christmas season – live in this day and enjoy it!

// posted by JP @ 5:52 p.m.