Keeping Christ in Christmas

This is usually a self-righteous slogan

 we Christians fume when we see someone write

Xmas

instead of Christmas

or see more Santa

than Savior.

In all honesty,

 in the midst of the Christmas Chaos,

shopping,

wrapping,

baking,

decorating,

crafting,

sewing and

cooking,

we need to remind ourselves first.

We need to set the example,

of keeping

Christ

in

Christmas.

We are taught to pray about everything in our lives.

Have we ever thought about praying about presents?

Have we ever thought that the Lord might use us

to provide a need in another's life?

Have we ever thought that Christmas might be the perfect time

to encourage believers in their Christian walk?

Gifts of Christian biographies,

 study books and commentaries,

or inspirational Christian music,

might be a nice way to keep

Christ

in

Christmas.

Giving a Gospel tract or booklet with our baked goodies

or in our Christmas cards,

would be a great way to keep

Christ

in

Christmas.

Not getting cranky when we are overwhelmed,

would probably be a great,

and probably the hardest way,

to keep

Christ

in

Christmas.

 

Our tree arranging went something like this episode of

Brady Bunch, but I didn't have laryngitis.

Maybe I should have been inflicted.

It would have helped me keep

Christ

in

Christmas

We have a small living room,

we'll have a lot of company over the holidays,

and needed all the furniture to remain in the room.

We moved the tree to every possible spot,

moving the couch and the loveseat

over 

and over

and over,

before we put everything back in the original spot.

We simply moved my sewing cabinet to the other side of the fireplace,

and tucked the tree into the corner of the room.

The Thanksgiving episode ended with my apology,

 and this Christmas episode ended with my apology,

because the more you set spiritual goals,

the more you will be tested and tried.

But, my heart, mind and soul

keep feasting on the idea of keeping

Christ

in

Christmas.

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