It’s no secret this is a busy season. There are Christmas parties to attend, gifts to purchase and wrap, grocery lists to make, cookies to bake, family to host and so much more. It’s nearly impossible to rest. It’s more challenging than I’d like to admit to keep Jesus at the center.
I was bemoaning this reality just this morning as I talked with the Lord. I was asking for help to be able to clear out the distractions and constant noises of this season. In an attempt to clear my head, I wrote out prayers for those on my heart. I was asking God to help them in specific ways, but the crux of the matter was that they each need God to be with them. And the Good News of Jesus is that He is Immanuel, God with us!! Thank You, God, for Jesus.
Maybe you feel the tension of this season. The desire to rest in the Lord and focus on the gift of Jesus, yet your to do list grows by the minute…your heart may be heavy for someone you love…your heart may be grieving and you feel there is little room for the comfort Jesus brings. I pray you can cast all your cares on the Lord, knowing that He cares for you. Knowing that He is with you and He is with the ones you love. It may take quite a bit of effort and lots of prayer to intentionally keep Jesus at the forefront of your mind and heart, but it will be worth it. There is no other thought so comforting, so encouraging, so needed as GOD WITH US. For if He is with us, nothing is too much. Nothing is too hard. Nothing is too frustrating. Nothing is too complicated.