Another year, another Christmas. What is this we’re trying to ‘get done’ this year? More presents – the right presents – time with family, time away from work. A break, a vacation, time away from the day-to-day.
And now as Christians we need to be more Christian around this time and exhort our fellow man (whether we believe it or not) to “Remember the Reason for the Season”. How cute.
And yet here we are – a shell of what God has called us to be celebrating something we’re not 100% sure on how to approach – and our heads get so full of … stuff. Was Jesus really a baby – or was he even born on the 25th? What about Santa – should I teach my children about Santa? Which family members should we see this year? What do we tell those we can’t see?
Christmas cards? Or no Christmas cards? Should I say “Merry Christmas” or will that offend people. What about “Happy Holidays” – that might offend others who aren’t celebrating any holiday.
What about gifts? Should they be heartfelt fun things or things that we actually need?
Bleh.
Part of me wants to reject Christmas as something I have to do – even as a Christian. So much commercialism and consumerism. Do I really want to support something like that? Maybe instead, I should be boycotting Christmas – in the name of Christ! (A modern day crusade?)
*Sigh* That doesn’t seem right either. This “Holiday” doesn’t seem part of God’s intended design for man’s salvation. Yet, here we are. Does it pay to fight against this “Holiday” and the “Tradition” built into our very society?
I don’t know.
But what I do know is that God sees things differently from me. Maybe God sees opportunity of something great instead of how I see this – things aren’t “right“. Maybe God rejoices when there is any mention of Jesus – no matter how small. Maybe God dances when someone asks “Why do you practice/believe/do Christmas?” and there’s an answer deeper than Santa or presents or tradition.
And maybe that’s where I am needed. It’s easy to look at things and shoot holes in them. Especially as a “Christian”. But is that really what we’re called to do? Be lights so we can burn things? Or be light so…people can see. Ah…this seems a little more in line with God and His thoughts.
Wow, pretty neat. God is so entrenched in us (humanity) that His perspective is warped… with Love. Maybe I need to keep my own opinions of “This Christmas Thing” in check and instead look at this from God’s perspective.
What would that mean for me? And what would that mean for those I meet along the way.
This is an opportunity for God and for something great. 
