Beyond Motherhood

Christmas is next week and my kids will say “Yeah! So what did you buy for my Christmas present?” People are rushing shopping for gifts, filling the home with decorations, Christmas tree, food and what else, check the list. I overheard a mom says “my schedule is full with Christmas to do list, I need to finish this, finish that, my kid’s, gifts, clothing, food and others and I need to rush”. Sound familiar? Well, nothing wrong with that, it is where we off balance our priority and sometimes too much focusing on the task list drains our energy.

Here’s the email I received today from Nancy Campbell founder of Above Rubies Magazine. Great and I am thankful for this reminder. Hope it does for you too.

The challenge is: what are we going to be filled with this Christmas? It should be a time to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Imagine if we spent as much, or more time, seeking to be filled with the Holy Spirit as rushing around buying gifts and preparing for Christmas. What would happen? Imagine if we took time to listen to the Holy Spirit. What would we learn? What would He say to us? What difference would it make in our lives and in our homes? Imagine if we asked the Holy Spirit to lead us instead of doing our own agenda. How would He direct us? Who would He lead us to speak to? What kind of Christmas would we organize?

Don’t you think it would be exciting? The birth of Jesus was not ordinary. It was supernatural. Everything that happened was miraculous. People were filled with the Holy Spirit and led by the Holy Spirit.

Why don’t we put aside our own agenda for a moment and ask the Holy Spirit what He wants us to do. Let Him direct us and lead us at this Christmas time. Let’s be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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