December Focus: Christmas
Don’t you just love Christmas?
I do. But as much as I love the Christmas lights, the tree, and the presents I want my focus to be on the reason for the season: Jesus.
Because of Jesus we know God loves us.
Because of Jesus we know God is with us.
Because of Jesus we know God is for us.
This year I don’t want to miss this. I want to know this gift of Jesus more than anything else, to feel the peace and joy that come from God Himself.
We can know it. We can know this gift that was sent on Christmas to die on Easter so that we might enter in to our Father’s house. Let’s not miss out this year. Let’s have eyes wide open to the miracle that is Christmas and I hope this month’s book club choice helps and encourages you to do so.
December Challenge: Write a thank you note to God for the gift He gave us of Jesus
December Book Club Choice: “The Women of Christmas” by Liz Curtis Higgs
December Bonus: Free wallpapers for your phone, bookmarks, thank you letter print, and free printable Christmas signs
December Challenge:
This month can become so focused on presents and gift-giving that it can be difficult to remember that Jesus is the best gift ever! This month our challenge will be to take a few minutes and write a thank you note to God. Thank Him for the gift of Jesus, for His love, and for always being near. Think about what it would be like if there were no baby Jesus in the manger and no plan for redemption. Thank Him for His most precious gift.
December Book Club:
This month we are reading “The Women of Christmas” by Liz Curtis Higgs. In this book we will explore the stories of Elizabeth, Anna, and Mary and discover the Christmas season in a new way. What would it have been like to be Mary, engaged to marry and expecting the Son of God? Or to be Elizabeth, barren for years but continually expectant for the Lord to work? And Anna, a widow who longed for the Messiah? In her storyteller’s voice, Liz will take us on a journey, much like she did in “The Women of Easter,” as we step into the shoes of the women who were there for this special occasion that changed the world.
I know Christmas is a busy season, but I hope you will steal away with this book and be encouraged by the stories of these women! And through their stories, may your own faith and wonder of the Savior grow this Christmas season.
TO DO:
*Purchase your copy of “The Women of Christmas.”
*Read an easy two chapters a week.
*Join in on Fridays on the blog for the weekly discussion questions. Comment and share so we can all learn from one another! First week’s discussion questions will be up on Friday, December 3rd.
Hope you’ll join in, friends!