ENJOYING SWEET HOME DURING CHRISTMAS

 





JESUS CHRIST IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON



 

Christmas means a joyful time of the year. It is a time of giving and sharing. There is so much joy going on in the atmosphere. Christmas is all about Jesus. You know it’s easier to celebrate Christmas if you know Jesus because He is the reason for the season!

I want you all to know that Christmas season is a time to receive and share God’s love.

The Word of God says: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).

 

God is a God that delights in giving and sharing. The gift of His Son, Jesus Christ is an everyday addition to the world and humanity in general. His works of creation, like the trees, sun, moon, star, water, rain, plants, animals, fishes etc, are blessings to man. One way to keep joy in the family long after Christmas is for members of the family to express love by giving and sharing, not only among family members, but also extending hand to those outside your home and family. This is not something that should be done only on Christmas season also everyday even after Christmas is over.

 

Many people often find the heart to give only at Christmas but this should not be so. Giving and sharing should be an everyday practice. The volume of what you give is not what matters, but the heart behind your giving and sharing is what matters. Giving and sharing are not limited to gifts, but acts of love, helps and services you render to others. You may not have money or material things to give; but a word of compliment, a commendation, a helping hand or even a smile will go a long way

 

Jesus Christ, all through His life-time here, was a gift to mankind and was an everyday giver. He gave eyes to the blind, health to the sick, hope to the hopeless and helps to the helpless. The act of giving and sharing towards your family, the needy, the poor and helpless should be done all through the year and not just at Christmas only.

 

One of the secrets of giving is that when you give or share something with someone else, you make that person happy and you create room for someone else to make you happy. What you sow is what you reap (Genesis 8:22). When you give those who are not in position to give you back, like the less privileged, needy or poor, you create room for God to bless you. Usually, when God pays back, He pays back in ways that no man can ever pay you. Endeavour to put smiles on the faces of the needy during this month of Christmas, and God will reward you abundantly. Knowing Christ is the foundation for enjoying a sweet home.

 

Also as the Christmas season is on and the year 2013 comes to an end, I know some are already complaining and murmuring what a boring celebration and listing out some of their expectation for the year that never came to pass. My advice to all is if you tried fasting and praying and nothing happen; why not switch to praises and thanksgiving.  Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 150:6). Do you still have breath? You owe God thanks. The scriptures says: Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. It didn’t say, “Let everything that has car, house, wife, good job, husband, etc” You owe God thanks for your breath. Why don’t you turn your request into thanksgiving?

 

Thanksgiving is a must, for you to keep the joy of the Lord flowing in your home and family. It opens up the gates of God and ushers you into His presence, thereby granting you audience. In the excitement of the season, time must be set aside to appreciate and thank Him for His faithfulness towards you and your family. You show appreciation for divine protection, divine provision, divine health, unity, security, safety, promotion, etc. These are the faithfulness of God.

 

You need to spend time to think deeply and you will see that you owe God thanks. Think of His mercies and loving-kindness towards you and your family; without Him things could have been worse. Many started the year with you, but not too many are alive to see the end of the year! Often times, a lot of us are so bothered about what God has not done, that we tend to forget what He has already done.

 

Have you enjoyed God’s benefit since the year began? Don’t take God for granted. Give Him quality thanks. The fact that you are still alive is worth thanking God for.

 

Let the woman who did not bare, thank God with joy in her heart for even making her a wife to a man. Let the unemployed thank God for the gift of life and health. Let the single persons thank God that they are qualified candidates to be married,  Let the businessman that is yet to break even at the end of the year, stop pointing an accusing finger at God, but thank Him for his unspeakable gifts.

 

There are a lot of things to give God thanks for. Has God done anything for you this year? If you think well, you will know that He has done so much. Thanksgiving is a commandment from God as instructed in I Thessalonians 5:18 and Ephesians 5:20. If you want Him to continue His blessings in your life and family, obey His commandment. When you obey the commandment of thanksgiving, you open the door for great blessings. A life of thanksgiving is a life of sweat less and tasteful Christian experience. If you settle down to acknowledge Him, He will acknowledge you too.

 

Give God thanks for what He did yesterday and you will compel Him to act today. You don’t have to wait for a reason to thank Him; just thank Him for who He is because what you call a challenge now is another person's prayer point. When you stop having a reason to thank God, then you have created a reason to be imprisoned. There is always a reason to thank God. The Word of God says:

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies (Psalm 103:1-4).

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!