As we prepare for the most joyful time of the year, recognize that many of us are not so joyful. Perhaps, we have lost a loved one during this time of year. Perhaps, our relationship to a loved one is on rocky ground or have been destroyed in its entirety leaving us depressed. We may even think why should we be thankful when we are so depressed? The highest suicide rate is not during the winter months but occurs during late spring or early summer. That fact does not stop us from feeling sad when we hear of tragedies affecting families forever. During this festive season, let us remember the reason for the season. Put the past behind you and look forward with good thoughts to a brighter future.
Maybe we should try to consider a Godly perspective instead of a human one. Perhaps, we should examine everything carefully that happens to us and hang on to what is good. Perhaps, we should avoid every kind of evil. I encourage you all to read more in 1 Thessalonians 5 starting at verse 16 through 24. If we prayerfully consider all of our decisions, before we make them, perhaps we can avoid the trauma of our poorly thought out decisions. It is not as bad as we think. Don’t suppress the guidance of the Spirit but lean on your faith and be thankful.
As we remember, Christ in our Christmas celebration, first coming as a little baby into a dark world, let us consider His second coming and our decisions. If bad decisions have impacted us in the past, good decisions we make today will ensure a brighter future. In all things give thanks!
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