Not having my family round and kids waking me up excited that father Christmas has been, smell of roast dinner and opening of presents has of course been hard and at moments been a bit depressing but I guess in a way a simple, quiet Christmas Day gave me time to reflect on what Christmas really mean.
It's strange that we all look at Christmas as a time to share with others and to reach out to people in need. And TV is filled with not only adverts of goodie to buy for the festive time but also adverts for charities to ask for donations to help the less fortunate.
As a Christian it is a time to remember and reflect on the fact that it is the time we celebrate the comming of Jesus, the king of kings and son of God (pretty important title right) bringing peace on earth and good will to men.
So I've been wondering what makes Christmas a more charitable event than the rest of the year, and if we all do enough throughout the other 11 months to please God and help extend that peace on earth and good will that the angels spoke about.
Is there rules about when the good will should be performed? Is there a label on when we should give a little more than usual? I don't think there is, so I've been thinking that there so much more I can do to try and serve God.
I guess 2013 has been for me a year to try and forget. With so many bad events in it. It's almost as if the Last 2 years have been a walk through the long sewage tunnel struggling through the horrid smelly sewage waste high at time only to find that when you seem get clear of the deep stuff you walk a little further to find yourself upto your neck in it again.
The only light comes in the form of drain covers to high to reach but locked anyway so even if you try to get to the light you'll be waisting your time.
The only true light comes from the entrance and how ever hard it is, you have to find it no matter how deep you find yourself in the muck you have to keep moving in the hope the exit is comming soon.
I'm not going into what I've had to deal with this year but let's say its a year I'm not going to want to repeat and like 2012 it's one I can't go back and change as much as I want to. But still I have to try and move forward and trust that I will see the exit light soon. Turning back is not an option.
Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the light" but sometime even when I know god is there I have found myself doubting it. It's a tuff thing trusting in god when everything is against you. Yet as a Christian I believe in the bible and know it to be the word of God so in 2014 I'm not going to make resolutions or start by saying it's going to be any different to 2012 or 13, I'm going to try and continue walking and listening more to God and know that through him everything is possible
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