It's the Holiday Season

Hello my name is Jasper, all glory to God.

Once again it's the holiday season. Thanksgiving is here, people are cooking, and families are planning to spend time together. There is so much talk about Christmas you almost feel as though Christmas is already here. People planning on what they're going to buy, so much talk about Black Friday and "Black Thursday", and so on and so forth. People are doing so much planning and rushing around preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, where they're going out of town, as I said people are already making plans for Christmas. As for Thanksgiving have you asked yourself "What am I truly thankful for?" Is it the gathering of my friends and family? Is it the fact I have a home that I can invite them to? Or am I thankful to God for all the blessings that He has provided for me? Do I realize that I don't have to be here, or I could be in a hospital, or in some other grave condition. Have I taken time to properly thank God to be able to be here to see this holiday? Have I made time for him in this holiday season? and as for Christmas- the world views Christmas as the biggest money making holiday of the year. As it gathers close to Christmas people are rushing about, often times spending money they don't have trying to please everyone they can. Sometimes trying to do more than they did last year. Their thoughts are full of commercials about Christmas, it's all about the gifts and making people happy. Nothing wrong with doing nice things for your family at Christmas, but don't forget what Christmas should truly be about. First of all it's the birth of our Lord and Savior- don't overlook that. He is the reason for this holiday season. Make time to spend time in prayer to the Lord- thanking Him for all that He's done for us. All He wants us to do is to love one another, protect one another, support one another with love. Offer yourself and your time to a charity to help those who are less fortunate. Take a chance, open your heart, and do something for someone you don't even know. I'm sure everyone knows someone that's going through a bad situation. They may have tragedy in their home, they may have a loved one that is near death, they may not have the money to give their children a Christmas. God says "if you have abundance it is your duty to help the less fortunate". What He's saying is don't just think about yourself at Christmas, love someone that you don't have to love, show them the same love that I showed you when you were still a sinner. This is what Christmas is truly about- helping someone who does not have what you have, doing it purely out of love for the other person.

My name is Jasper, Happy Holidays and praise the Lord.