The Christmas Season Begins

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“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.””
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
http://bible.com/72/1sa.16.7.hcsb

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:23‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
http://bible.com/72/psa.139.23.hcsb

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us hold on to grace. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:28‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
http://bible.com/72/heb.12.28.hcsb

“For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:8-10‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
http://bible.com/72/eph.2.8-10.hcsb

Life, there are huge struggles out there. In a basic life there are so many things that bring and keep us down. As I’ve said so many times before, everyone has a story. And everyone reacts differently to those stories. But we, as children of God, we are over and beyond the circumstances that try to weigh us down.
Who knows us better than we know ourself? Who knows the end result in the midst of our nightmares?
If we could only, would only, read and trust these verses written here. If we could only really truly believe what these verses say and mean. If we…

Let’s take time to really let God’s word sink into our being this Christmas season. Simply taking the time and reading his word and letting it resonate within us, the closeness and love and joy we feel at Christmas time can be with us year round.
The Christmas Season Begins!