Christmas, for children it is a fun and magical time, for adults, not so much. At least that is true a lot of the time. So often we have become numbed by the commercial side of Christmas and often fail to remember the true meaning of Christmas. Others seek to deny or ignore the real meaning of Christmas. For many, Christmas is a time of missing loved ones, feeling alone and general depression.
Yet as Christians, whether we act like it or not, we know the real reason for Christmas. God came to man, to seek and save that which was lost. At Christmas our goal should be to share Christ with all that will listen. Yet we often get caught up, just as the unsaved do, rushing about and forgetting the very best gift of all.
As a parent my Christmas wish is that my child (who is grown) come to understand fully the love that God has for her and that she be drawn to Him in a more real and special way that she ever thought possible. It is that she serve the Lord with gladness and that she lead her daughter, my grandchild, in spiritual knowledge.
As a grandparent, my wish is for protection and growth for my granddaughter. It is that God will keep her heart, mind and soul true to Him and free from satan's snares. That God will protect her mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally from all that could harm her. That her parents, even though they have gone their separate ways, would co-parent her with Godly standards and nurture her in a loving manner. That their respective partners would help raise her and any other children they may have in a peaceful and loving environment.
I wish for my granddaughter many things that her mother and I never had but the most important one is the love and attention of both of her parents with a focus on God to direct them. I wish this for all children but especially for those that come in contact with my granddaughter.
My wish for her teachers, both school and church, is that they will honor her and the other children with respect for them and love toward them with a God given love. My wish for her future is that she follow the path God has for her. That God would be preparing now the man He has for her that he would be a man of character and integrity. That he would honor God, his parents and someday his wife with all his actions.
My wish for my daughter and granddaughter is that I never reach the point of life that my care is a burden. That God allow me to take care of myself until He takes me home regardless of how soon or long that may be.
My wishes don't involve money or gifts, they are for my family to have love and strength as well as joy and peace throughout their lives.
I wish that for you as well.
Merry Christmas!!!
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