It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

 

 

Yes, it’s that time of the year where we put up our Christmas trees, drink our eggnog, and gather with our families.  Everyone desires to go to Rockefeller Center, as it turns into Manhattan’s winter wonder land.  Oh how sweet it is to look at families, couples, and friends skate on the ice ring full of laughter and cheer. Some even get to really be cozy up by a fire and just enjoy the warmth of the night. Aw the holidays.

Yet for others, this can be the worse time of the year.  It’s that time of the year where you are reminded of that empty seat at your table.  Times you shared with your spouse is now having to be dealt with alone. I find myself still struggling when I see an older couple enjoying one another, as I just want to stop and ask God why I wasn’t allowed to grow old with the one I loved.

Like a mild wind I heard the Holy Spirit say this within me:  what are you focusing on the most during this time of the year?  If it’s supposed to be a time of the year when we truly acknowledge the birth of The Savior, then it IS the most wonderful time of the year.  I had to admit that thought made me have a Selah moment.

To widows, yes we are silently hurting still for the loss of our love ones.  As a line in Marvel’s Wanda’s Vision show, what is grief than love persevering.  Oh but how much more is God’s love for us.  He loved us while we are even in our mother’s womb.  He loves us so that he came down and beneath himself by taking on this flesh so that He can be our High Priest that understands every tear, every pain, and yes even grief.  Let’s put our focus on our Savior.  When you think about it that way, it IS the most wonderful time of the year.

Be encouraged.