Are you like me? Do you enter this time of year with excitement but also with fear? I mean, I absolutely love the lights, sounds, food, and gatherings of this Christmas season we are so quickly approaching but as I've entered the 38th year of my life, I have grown weary. I'm weary because my soul longs for true enlightenment of my Lord Jesus Christ. My soul longs for the true meaning to be expressed in actions and that my children "get it" and understand that this season is about reflection and also action. Maybe I also need to "get it." Maybe I need to get out of my bible and accompanying study guide and "get into" someone's life. My fear is that another season will go by and all I will have accomplished is getting the cards out, buying gifts and watching a few Christmas shows. I want the fullness of the season to be about doing for others. I've actually always wanted this, even before I knew the Lord, it's just that now I've been called to do it and I'm longing to obey.
So many are hurting spiritually and physically. What can we do? I am searching. I really want to drop my curriculum for an entire month to focus soley on serving in our community. I want to "get into" the lives of people that I wouldn't normally be involved with. My soul longs for it. My heart is begging for it. Jesus is asking me and looking at me intently for the answer to the question He has layed on my heart. So I am praying that God will give me just the right opportunites for the kids and I to get out of math and language arts for a bit and get into the realms of true living...living that causes people to have hope. I want to hear the stories of these people. I want to walk with them. I want my children to do the same. Pray with me and for me that I can be bold enough and have enough time management (something I can definitely be better at doing) to accomplish a living faith this season.
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