Faith!

This is probably my favorite time of year. Gifts, Christmas music, generosity, neighbor loving neighbor, family, and holiday food. It all just makes me so happy – but there is so much more to this time of year. We need not get fully caught up in the fun in order to ponder what Christ’s birth truly means to us.

The Christmas story is filled with acts of faith – especially the faith of Mary and Joseph. (See Luke 1for Mary, story & Matthew 1for Joseph’s). For each to just believe God & trust Him that no harm will come to them in taking these steps – Mary, allowing herself to become pregnant before marriage & Joseph that it was safe to take a wife that is already pregnant – is true faith of you understand that culture at the time of Jesus’ birth.

Taking that step, knowing that it could cost them their life is a a true example of pure faith in God. Sexual immorality was not tolerated and, even though we know that things were done correctly & in purity, those looking outside in wouldn’t see it that way.

Would you do that for God? Would you willingly step into a situation knowing that you would be shunned for a period of time? Would you be willing to throw your reputation out the window in order for God’s will & purpose to reign?

I don’t know if God would ever ask you to do something like this, but we should be willing. We need to be sold out to God & do what we need to do to bring glory to His name at all cost.

This is an area I continue to ask God to help me with. I want my life to be lived for Him.

Be blessed.