14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” ~ Luke 2:14
We just finished watching one of our yearly Christmas movies, “Snowglobe,” where a young woman feels unsatisfied with her Christmas and yearns for the complete opposite. Once she gets the Christmas she has been dreaming and fantasizing about, she basically ditches her life for the other. It takes her a little while, but she eventually realizes what she was missing in her life was gratitude.
When we constantly look at the grass on the other side and never appreciate the grass on our side, we will never be satisfied. Constant comparisons are not good for anyone. It breeds envy and covetousness, which lead to unsatisfying feelings, discontentment, and, eventually, hatred, and sometimes, even murder. When we only pay attention to what we’re missing and don’t have, then we’ll never be thankful or grateful for what we do have. We are all given a hand to play in this game called life. It’s not always the easiest hand to play, but because Christ has come, we have hope regardless of our hand. He works all things out for our good. So, regardless of your hand, make the most of the life God has given you.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Embrace Your Christmas.