Shattered dreams.
Broken hearts.
Failed relationships.
Loss a loved one.
Loss of a job.
Financial difficulties.
Loneliness.
Failing health.
Fear of the future/unknown.
It's the holiday season. Everyone is running around, insanely busy shopping for the 'perfect' gifts, trying to prepare elaborate spreads of food, picking out the perfect outfits to wear to all of the parties to go to, etc, etc....
If you're like me, you have endless lists of things to do, things to buy, things to pick up, places to stop, parties to attend, food to make, estimates of how much it will all cost, so on....
As the song goes, It's the most wonderful time of the year!! But at the same time, it can be the most painful and difficult time of the year for many. Everything that you are dealing with seems to be magnified at this time of year. Pain is intensified. The hurt and loss feels almost unbearable, and every Christmas song you hear, every tree and ornament you see, just feels like a knife is being driven in deeper and deeper into your heart. You may even have come to the point of hating this time of year.
You know a ton of people, and want to buy nice personalized gifts for everyone, but financially, you just can't. Due to a loss of a job or financial hardships, you may not be able to do anything this year, that alone can cause feelings of embarrassment and guilt.
Someone that you're used to having around year after year, is no longer with you either due to death or broken relationships/friendships.
Another year has gone by, and that dream or goal that you had, is either shattered or no where near to being accomplished, and the vision is lost.
You may be single and the thought of spending the another holiday season alone, being surrounded by happy loving couples makes you dread even leaving the house.
That thing that you thought for sure would have come to pass by this year, just hasn't. And you're wondering just how much longer you can hold on and wait.
You're health is failing and the things you used to be able to do, you can longer do.
A piece of your heart may be thousands of miles away serving in a seemingly never ending war.
Whatever it is that you're struggling with this year, whatever is causing you pain, you know what it is and these are just a few possible scenarios.
Ironically, this same time of year that brings out all of your hurts and struggles, is the same time that offers the Answer to all of your hurts and struggles. I'm talking about the real meaning of Christmas, the real reason we celebrate this time of year. The God of this universe, the God who created you and I in His perfect image, sent his one and only son Jesus, born of the virgin Mary, to this earth for YOU over two thousand years ago. The world is trying harder and harder to push Christ out of the holiday and it is no longer 'politically correct' to say Merry Christmas. But without Christ, we wouldn't have anything to celebrate, and more importantly, without Christ our lives are empty and meaningless.
I am asking you to receive this amazing gift that God is offering to you for FREE! Jesus wants to heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds. He wants to provide for your each and every need that you have. He wants to heal your sickness and disease. He wants to fill that emptiness and void that you feel inside. He wants to restore broken marriages. He wants to give you a NEW dream and a NEW vision. He wants to be your everything, and your reason that you wake up every morning.
Not only does He want to do all this for you, but He is willing and ABLE to do all of that and WAY more. There is nothing that is impossible with God!
He is just waiting for you to accept Him in your heart as Lord and savior and to surrender your life to Him. God loves you so much and desires to be in close relationship with YOU! Yes, the God of this universe that holds time in His hands, wants nothing more then to be in close relationship with you, and to be involved in every single small detail of your life.
So won't you accept this free gift? I did, a little over a year ago and my life has never been the same. Just ask me, and I'd be glad to share my story, and The Story with you.
Merry Christmas
NOT
Happy Holidays
