Every year around this time we start hearing and thinking about the meaning of the season. Well, seasons … Thanksgiving is a time when we think about the spirit of the first Thanksgiving, a time to be thankful for where we are and how we got here!! Thankful for the provision of God in our lives. This really meant something to the first Pilgrims to celebrate Thanksgiving… They had survived and were beginning to thrive in a harsh land. Truth is, we should be most thankful for their determination and spirit!!
And then, of course, Christmas is upon us. The celebration of Christ’s miraculous birth!! We will be reminded that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. We will honor our traditions of exchanging gifts with those we love. It will all come and go so quickly, if we blink we will almost miss it!! December is definitely the fastest-moving month on the calendar…
To keep this as simple as possible, what if all of this meant a little more to us this year. What if, at the forefront of our hearts, we kept the spirit of the holiday (Holiday is a word derived from the fact that it is a HOLY DAY, a day set apart) and knew in our hearts that God and His blessing is what these days are all about??
I challenge you: Find a way to put God first in these holiday seasons!!!
The Random Thinker 
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