To those still in the struggle on Christmas Eve.
In a season full of joy and often a focus on children it’s hard. A season that focuses on a blessed mother and a little baby....It’s hard to sit in church it’s hard watch your friends and relatives children open gifts. It’s hard to find joy at another pregnancy annoucment another Facebook family Christmas photo post. It’s hard and it hurts and it sucks and though that part of my journey is behind me I know it’s not for so.many.
So let’s go back to the hope that was born into this world. Let’s hold to the promises and plans God has. Let’s remember Christmas isn’t about that perfect family photo the best present under the tree or even about a child’s excitement. Christmas is about Jesus through and through. Not his mother not the fact he is a baby but the fact he is Jesus...
Jesus brought us hope and great joy, “for ALL the people” “tonight a savior has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord. “
I know your tired and you’ve been fitting this resentment, guilt, sadness, let downs, loss all year long...Christmas just piles on. You need to know it’s okay to be sad, never feel guilty for the hurt inside you...but I pray you find the peace and joy Jesus brings regardless. I hope your season passes just as this holiday season will. It’s my prayer that if your story turns out and all you ever have is hope in the end...I pray that Jesus’ endless hope lifts up your heart and brings you comfort in the wait. It is my prayer that the struggle encourages others who look at you and whisper “what makes them so strong?” Even when you feel incredibly broken... May your weakest moments still show a glimmer of the hope you have in Jesus.
So this Christmas when you wake up to a silent house you can share a moment with your savior...if no one else.
The struggle will never be forgotten. Hope is never lost. You are stronger then you will ever know.
Have a blessed Christmas you are not alone.
