Comfort. Memories. Longing. Hope. Sharing... Choice.It takes a lot of work in this crazy, mixed up world to keep our sanity, and the closer we get to Christmas, the crazier it seems to get. Last minute shopping - traffic when and where there usually isn't any - short tempers - long lines - full shopping carts - empty wallets - lonely hearts for loved ones not present...
The heart, it seems, is the most vulnerable. How is it that one can feel so alone in a world with almost 7 Billion people in it! But it happens. Our hearts are chipped away at bit by bit; sometimes without our knowledge, and sometimes in full awareness, but without the will to stop it. And the result? Lonely, broken and empty hearts - longing for intimacy, peace, hope...
There is hope in this seemingly hopeless world. The key in finding it is in the wise old Proverb: "Above everything else in life, guard the affections of your heart; the emotional attachments you make determine the direction of your life." (Proverbs 4:23)
There is only one place we can go where it is truly safe to open our hearts, and that can be found in a manger where lies The King who became a pauper - leaving wealth and power beyond imagination, to rescue and win back, my broken and lonely heart.
Christmas. A theif has stolen our hearts, but The King of the Universe came to win it back. Isaiah 9:6
Just something to think about.
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