Don't you just love the Christmas season. It's almost like someone throws a switch and we all get Christmassy. There is a sudden pressure to get things done before Christmas...presents to buy, dinners to arrange people to see. And then the big day comes and we all try to create a little Christmas magic...
Do we succeed? Well some do and some don't. In days gone by I can recall having some of our families biggest blues on Christmas Day...some special kind of magic we produced from maybe having too many jars. But we grew older and wiser and for me finding Christ ended the challenge to create Christmas magic by six pack. But is it still possible to create a little magic as a Christian? I think so.
Somehow religion always tries to claim Christmas as its own. A fruitless exercise if you do a serious study of the origins of the festival and Scripture itself. I gave up trying to Spiritualise what is essentially a market driven season long ago...
But Christmas is a season where so many non church goers darken the doors (so to speak) of their nearest church. It is an opportunity to demonstrate to them we have a joy and contentment from just knowing the hero of the gospel story. It is an opportunity to give thanks, to enjoy friends and family and bless those less fortunate.
We as a family refuse to be market driven and we refuse to be driven by religion demands. We just choose to have a good time at Christmas we laugh, live, love and enjoy Christ. Creating Christmas magic...its still possible. You just have to know how!
Steve G
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