The Lord moved today.
I’ve been struggling, not with my faith, but with not wanting to really celebrate Christmas this year. My heart has complained and honestly dreaded all the festivities.
I did try, doing all the things parents should. I put the tree up, allowed the littles to decorate it, hung the stockings, pulled out our advent book and began reading. I served milk and Christmas stories. We’ve watched movies and drove past light shows. We went and got holiday flavored ice cream shakes. –yes I did all the things I had planned, trying to make it special but my heart wasn’t very deep in it.
…until this weekend.
I have spent this weekend watching our church nativity play. To feel the awe of knowing that at my deepest most broken parts, Jesus was there. To know that he sees my hurts. To realize that he came to experience everything we do and to walk along side us through our pain…
Wow what an AWESOME thought!
I got chills listening the opening song that describes when Jesus showed up. This spoken word blows me away.
As I go back to help with the final night of the Nativity play, my heart is once again filled with JOYFUL expectation of things to come.
I pray that if you don’t know this expectation, if your life has become dry as a stream in the desert, if your heart is aching and broken, that you too may find the promises of Christ again. That you may soak him in this Christmas season.
Play the song “Jesus In the Bible Spoken Word” by Dillon Chase
~Telling Christ’s story {Because of Millie}
︵‿︵‿୨☆୧‿︵‿︵ ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★ I still believe in Millie’s Miracle ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ Hebrews 11:1 ｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ︵‿︵‿୨☆୧‿︵‿︵
****𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲? N𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭. "𝘞𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘈 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴" 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲.𝗻𝗲𝘁/ ****