This season can fly by so fast without us even once pausing to recognize why we truly celebrate Christmas. Celebrating the birth of our Christ, our Savior. Just Christmas Day is not enough. Take this Christmas season to truly pause, remember and reflect on how glorious and monumental this season is. God, sending His son down. His son who is one with God, who created the universe, formed the seas, the skies, each and every detail of you, came down as a baby. A sweet little baby who couldn't talk, walk or even formulate much of a thought.
He humbled himself completely for us.
Oddly, a King David passage in the Psalms helped me to slow down and remember this season and I started getting caught up in the decorating, Christmas planning and present buying.
"LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered- how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath." - Psalm 39:4-5
Odd passage to remember the Christmas story right? This didn't necessarily remind me of the Christmas story but on how important it is to keep our focus on God. This life we live is but a snapshot into eternity. I want my kids to truly grasp the reason for this season. I need to truly grasp it. Our life and their life will be brief compared to the eternal life we will have with God. Knowing this gives me such a strong desire to share as much as I can about the love, mercy and truth of Christ with my children so they can make the important decision later in life. That is what my mission is. And every time we get caught up in the hustle of life, we lose so many opportunities to share His glory.
So I pray as we celebrate this Christmas season, that you take every Christmas Light to remember He alone is the light of our lives. Every sparkle of tinsel and gold shiny ball to let Christ shine in your life. Every word of those carols and let them resonate in your soul.
He is our reason not only for this season but for always.