The morning is so quite I can pull up my blog, write and reflect. I love to write and reflect on all that life brings to me. Every one should at the very least make notes of life events! If we do not, we forget that we do have lives, in big or small ways we do influence and affect people!
My blog silence is not due to lack of activities but the emotions that fuel my writing.
I have traveled the world this year, amazing and always blessed to realize all of the opportunities I have been given. I have experienced and walked with the poorest of the poor. I have feasted with those who appear to have it all. The jetting around the world with back to back trips did suck a bit of life and energy out of me. Hmmm? However, I am gearing up to pack my bags again in 2017!!!!
As sit here quietly reflecting, I realize I have friends who have left earth since last Christmas Eve. They have left holes in the lives of their loved ones and friends. Christmas will be sad, for their families and their friends (me), as they are gone. We will each leave one day and I ponder how vast of a hole will my life leave, have I made a positive difference in the lives of those I care about?
It is Christmas Eve morning. Most of my 'to-do' lists are complete for this day. Later, I will go to church and focus on the whole reason we have this crazy, messy, awesome, delightful, over the top, busy, unrealistic holiday. Christ's coming to earth as a baby! Christ becoming like His creation to rescue us from the pit of hell, that we all, without being rescued, propel ourselves towards.
The account is a miracle and one of faith I hold to tightly. It is one leap of faith to believe the Bible is God's message and word to mankind. For some of you reading this, who scoff at the very thought of reading it, I challenge you to refute it! Take the task on and decide for yourself the truth of it or not. Do not allow others to do your thinking!!!!! I can only share that God is real, He transformed and transforms my life. Apart from Him nothing makes any sense or has meaning. He is not a religion to me or a crutch but the very essence of life. I am growing old and I will die and I will spend eternity, whole, new and with this Christ I celebrate today and tomorrow!
In Jesus' journey here on earth He shares the message below! How abundant is your life? Should you be one of my friends whose life ends yet this year, what does eternity hold for you?
I hope your Christmas is more than Merry. I pray it is one of humble, awestruck, awe that you have been gifted the forgiveness of the messes in your lives and eternity with the creator!
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