Give Christ your mess!
While we are all busy planning and preparing for the Christmas celebrations, we can make our lives miserable because of our shopping, inviting, wrapping and posting pictures on social media to impress the world. We need to remind ourselves of the true meaning of this season - the real love of God, sending His son Jesus Christ to this earth as the greatest gift for us all. Also finding the time to reflect on our messes such as the mistakes we've made, our regrets, failures, and misunderstandings. We can get frustrated, angry, or on edge when situations take more time than we expected, or when the task feels too hard for us but seems so simple for someone else. The struggles that we prayed to be removed keep coming back in different ways, and at times it seems like the more we pray and seek God, the worse it becomes. When we have been hurt many times and do not let go of that pain, we harden and isolate ourselves with a bitter attitude, and neglect others. The bible mentions that God will never allow anymore to come upon us than we are able to bear.
Make a decision this Christmas season to give Christ your fear, anxiety, brokenness and distractions - our messes. We cannot hide them for long under the tree, the glittering decorations, or wrapped as gifts. Surrendering our messes to God takes courage and we should learn to live life deeper in God's way. We need to be willing to change, be reliable and consistent, but not wavering with the circumstances. Let Him into every area of your life and then He gives calmness instead of fear. He replaces anxiety with peace, and guilt with forgiveness. He restores our brokenness and changes our mess to miracles.
Are you holding on to your messes or are you prepared to give them to Christ this Christmas?
