...to spend time with family. The Christmas holiday season normally allows you the opportunity to spend a little more time with your family. It can be a wonderful time of togetherness and laughing and talking and eating and enjoying each others' company. But, it can also be a time where tempers run high and words can be short and cutting. As we live one day at a time, we sometimes forget what blessings God has given us, mainly in our family. Some of us may not have our parents around anymore or we may have lost a sibling or spouse. Those of us that have our family around us should not take them for granted. Learn to live one day at a time-enjoying each occasion you may be a part of. Enjoy the moments, relax and be slow to get fired up. Take the time to actually listen and learn about those around you. You can learn a lot about a person that you may not even have known.
James 1:19
"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;"
You may not have family close but if you are a member a great church then as Christians we are family through the bond of Christ.
1 John 3:1-2
"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."
Don't let the busyness of the decorating or parties or shopping or anything else take priority. You won't ever regret the time you spend with others. All other tings will pass away but in the light of eternity only souls that are saved will count. Share the gospel with your unsaved family and friends-what can be a better gift than accepting Christ as your Savior and getting eternal life.
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