Tuesday, December 22, 2009
What My Heart Wants To Say

It is Christmas time again and this week looks to be packed with feasting and merry-making. This year is a special year. I have grown and grown so much in the past year mentally and spiritually, so it is with a new joy that I celebrate this Christmas.

There are so many things I want to say, but I feel the Lord has put a special message in my heart. It is a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas and I feel that this message is grounding in such times we live in. I know that people need to know this.

Most of us know Christmas as a time of shopping for presents, parties. The general term is, "the season of giving". But what is it? Why's it the season to give? Sadly, many people take Christmas as a time to just give, and demand gifts; all without knowing the real meaning of it. It seems so normal to do things for the wrong reasons these days.

It is so important to acknowledge that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the saviour of the world, Jesus Christ. Among the throngs of crowd, I wonder how many people are actually celebrating in God's honour instead of other reasons. How many people are throwing a birthday party for Jesus. How many people look beyond the material to see the truth. The truth that we are saved because of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Well, for me, I feel so content. I feel so happy and filled with love and peace. I am so thankful. Why is it the season of giving? Because my everyday, and my everything is a gift, from the Lord. And because of Christ, I have received the gift of life. That, is more precious than anything money can buy, and it is more precious than the latest gadget. For such are worldly things that do not last, they cannot compare to eternity.

Indeed it is the season of giving; with the right reasons. I know where I'm headed. Do you?

Sunday, December 6, 2009
From a heart that is set on fire