Merry Christmas.

So here I go.

I dare you to read this entire thing. And think about it.

You know, parts of Christmas I HATE. I DESPISE the beginning of Christmas, I hate how people start screaming HAPPY HOLIDAYS to me the day after Halloween, I hate how people carve out their life to make everything look perfect, taste perfect, SEEM perfect when they're really a mess on the inside of their heart. Don't get me wrong, Christmas is FANTASTIC, I am having a great day doing nothing but the four of us chilling and talking, that's so great. But the world's Christmas kind of stinks. I really really REALLY ESPECIALLY hate how people just shove Jesus into that ONE day, then throw him into the attic of their brain and never think of him again until 365 days later. Honestly, we should treat every day like it is Christmas. Jesus was born, but he did not just disappear until it was time for him to die on the cross. Nuh uh. That's NOT how it worked. He lived his life like no other man did before, he made a difference in EVERY day he lived. And you know what? Every day should be treated like gold because God LOVES us like CRAZY. EVERY. DAY. OF. THE. YEAR. No matter WHAT. No matter WHAT we say. He FORGIVES us EVERY DAY. Not just on Christmas, but he'll love us and forgive us on February 6th, or June 21st, or September 8th, or December 24th, 2010, and every day in between. Society toys with our mind to tell us that every day is not special because there are no carols, the Christmas cookies won't be around in July, you will not receive presents every day of the year, etc. Those are all worldly things, guys. Those things won't matter.

But really, keep Jesus in every day, don't just shove Him into one day. Jesus likes his space, I'm sure. He wants to be in EVERY day of your ENTIRE life. And he's right behind you with his arms open wide.

Wanna talk? I'm here too.

Merry Christmas everyone. :]
~j

VOTD:

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:21-23