The world can seem like a very dark and scary place at times. There are a lot of things that can cause us to feel uneasy and scared. This time of the year many people feel lonely and depressed. Where I live it gets dark so very early this time of the year and it is very cold. The temperature right now, as I write this blog posting, is 6 degrees F.
Last year this time I felt horribly depressed and anxious. I even had a panic attack so bad that I called ambulance for myself. I was rushed to the emergency room where my pulse rate was 143 which is really high for someone that wasn't exercising at the time. I was checked out and I was told I very healthy which really didn't bring comfort to me at that moment.
In the year since I had to learn to trust the Lord and I also had to learn to relax more. Sometimes it is hard to relax and let go of things that bother us. I sometimes hold onto things such as bitterness and unforgiveness. We believers in Christ are called to forgive as the Lord Jesus has forgiven us.
Sometimes it is not easy for us to forgive those who hurt us or someone we loved. We won't be able to forgive those people on our own. We will need the Lord's help to do that through the power of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.
The Lord is always with us even through the difficult times of life and He promises us that He will never leave us nor will He ever forsake us. He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. The Lord will guide our steps as we learn to walk in the Spirit.
This is the time of the year that is supposed to be filled with joy and great promise because there is great hope and great promise in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the reason for this Christmas season.
There are many people who don't truly understand what Christmas is all about. It is not about shopping, it's not about getting all kinds of gifts, and it's not about maxing out our credit cards on stuff that people won't remember we gave them a year from now.
Christmas is about God loving the world so very much that He sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, into this world on a rescue mission to save us from our sins and eternal damnation in a literal place called hell. God is awesome and He loves us so very much. God gave us the greatest gift that was ever given. He gave us Jesus.
We know the Christmas story of Jesus being born of a virgin and placed in a manger. We remember the perfect life that He lived. We should definitely remember it was Jesus who went to the Cross and died in our place for our sins. Jesus shed His blood for us to reconcile us back the God the Father.
Jesus took the punishment that you and I deserve. Jesus didn't stay in the grave, but He rose from the dead on the third day to show us that He indeed is God. We have all sinned and we have all fallen far short of God's high standards. We all need forgiveness and there is only One way to obtain forgiveness of our sins and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
We must receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior by faith. Times may be difficult and we may feel stressed and lonely, but may we always remember how much Jesus loves us and how much He did for us.
Lord,
Thank You for Your great love for us.
Thank You God for sending Jesus Christ on a rescue mission to save us sinners.
Help us to trust You more and more everyday.
We love You Lord Jesus.
Help us not to be afraid or anxious.
Help us to embrace the truth of who You are.
Come soon Lord Jesus.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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