Advent Week Four: Peace
Have you been struggling to find peace lately? Have you been feeling rushed? Has sickness gotten you down? Are you worried or fearful?
Come and receive the gift of peace this Christmas
Have you been struggling to find peace lately? Have you been feeling rushed? Has sickness gotten you down? Are you worried or fearful?
Come and receive the gift of peace this Christmas
I loved Christmas morning as a child! My brother and I made a pact that we would wake up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve to see Santa. It was silly considering we both loved our sleep. We never actually did wake up, but we were raring to go in the early morning! My parents had given me a musical keyboard one year. I got SO excited, I, “lost my cookies!”
This complete excitement is like the joy you can feel in moments of awe and wonder with your Saviour, Jesus Christ…
This week of Advent is all about preparing – preparing to celebrate the Messiah who has come and who is coming! How are you preparing?
Have you ever wondered why some Christians celebrate Advent before Christmas? Why do they do it and what’s it all about?
Journey with me this month as we explore this tradition.
Emotions can powerfully connect you to God and others. They can do anything from set a tone in a room to help you push past obstacles and achieve great accomplishments. They’re what makes you feel alive!
If they can do all of these things, then you should trust them right? Aren’t your emotions supposed to be what guides your decisions?
How have you been? I’m guessing you’re going to say busy. That’s the common theme I’m hearing from most people these days, as they look at me with weary eyes.
Your Christian principles say no. But deep down, are you thinking something else?
“But there is still hope!” – There is always hope in the Lord! His grace and forgiveness are powerful. God loves a repentant heart and will forgive any sin.
The Lord is so gracious! He had giving them a fresh start to try again and some were apathetic towards His grace. Ezra and those who, “trembled at the words of the God of Israel,” lamented before the Lord and confessed the sins of their brothers. Then they ended in praise.