Whew y'all-
We have been living in the real, dirty, messy, and far from perfect real world lately folks. From busyness with jobs, to schedules rarely lining up with each other, to an unexpected case of the flu, I have felt plain out attacked by our enemy lately. But, there is hope. Always.
Just when I start to feel overwhelmed and just about to sink, Christ comes swooping in to save me from myself. With the Advent season, I have really been trying to focus on the fact that Christ sent His son to save us from the everyday mess of the world. Last week's tragedy in CT drew me in and I couldn't look away from the news. I got angry. I was upset that someone's sin ruined so many other people's lives. I got mad that the "man" responsible died.
BUT- then I remembered it's Christmastime and that God sent His son for us. "Christ is more" has been my motto for the past week or so and I just can't get it out of my head. Christ is more than a nationally heartbreaking tragedy. Christ is more than the stress I'm feeling with holidays approaching. Christ is more than the flu virus that made Zack so sick. Christ is more than last-minute shopping, cooking, baking, traveling, and preparations for Christmas. Christ is so much more than my little bitty, miniscule problems. And what's most comforting to me is that Christ is more than my sin. That's why God gave us His Son, miraculously born, to save the WHOLE WORLD of its ugliness and dirtiness.
This is my prayer through the holiday season. To remember that Christ is more and that He really is the reason for this joyous season.
"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”- Matthew 1:21
