Busyness getting the best of you?

This time of year comes with much anticipation, excitement and...busyness! The question I have for you is simple. Are you taking the time to soak in all the wonder or are you getting consumed by the busyness of the season? Whether it's coming from the radio, pulpit or some Christmas program, the topic more than not is how to avoid getting too busy and therefore forgetting to focus on Christ being the whole reason for Christmas. Do you really listen to the advice you are getting? Do I? If I'm honest with myself then I know the answer to that is most likely a no. Don't misunderstand, my intentions are good, but I find myself thinking about things that are pretty insignificant in comparison. I am double checking to make sure that I have a gift for everyone on my list, that the decor in my house is up to par and then there's all those Christmas programs and class parties. I love it all and I don't think that God is necessarily displeased by all of these things. I think what is displeasing to Him is how it all that just overtakes the simplicity and true wonder of the season.



My husband often laughs at the fact that I just can't sit still most of the time. If I'm at home, there's always something that needs done. As a mom, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. What I don't like is how I find the dirty dishes in the sink more nagging to me than my child who wants to play a game with me. Who usually wins out in my attention? Yep, the dishes. Does this bother me? Of course it does, but not enough that I leave the dishes alone! So my goal this Christmas season? It will be to take ONE day at a time and use the daily opportunities that Christ gives me to focus myself and my family on the huge gift that Christ gave us, His son.



Luke 2:16-20

"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told."



Merry Christmas!

Katy