Humbled
so today was fun…you know its like your a five year old again on christmas morining. you know you wake up and all the thrills of ripping open presents and seeing the gifts we got and playing with new toys…i just love christmas….but you know you hear all the time “remember the reason for the season” and i think about it i mean what a incredibly awesome gift…and i don’t want to be kind of cliche with this blog….but really think about the gift that God sent to us in the most humble form… a baby could you imagine 400 years of not hearing from God 400 years of uncertainty and then the messiah finally being sent…in the form of a babe. it amazes me. all i can say is im simply in awe i mean god could have sent Jesus down raining fire or in a chariot, i mean he could have done anything, but he didn’t he sent him down in the purest form simply…a baby to be born in a stable…not in a palace not any place extravagant but in a manger… i kind of think this is a sign of how Jesus’ life was going to be. Jesus didn’t have the fanciest clothes or sit on a throne that is tangible to us. Jesus is simply amazing….he is so many things i can’t put in to words, but one that sticks out is HUMBLE. think about it how often do we truly give of ourselves like truly give of ourselves give to where it hurts us. because thats what Jesus did when he died on the cross he humbled himself and gave his life and suffered through the pain and the suffering of being beaten and nailed to a cross to die because he loves us that much. But how often do we give, give 100% because we want to because its our hearts desire and not what we are “supposed to do” i pray that you embark on this journey with me of giving…giving to where it hurts…giving to where we may have to go without something to give to others…i mean think about it do you have to go out to eat or do you need that new shirt or those new shoes….a lot of little things add up…and even if its not something tangible….like giving of our time or our services…. i ask that you will join me in the effort to be more humble and give a little more….because quite frankly its what this world needs.
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