Dear Intercessors,
It’s easy to miss what is most important during this time of year.With
shopping for Christmas presents, festive parties, children’s plays,
decorating and baking, we can so often feel stressed and exhausted.
During the time when we are celebrating the birth of Jesus
and want to abide in His presence, we can so easily miss time spent
with Him. Making prayer and God’s Word a priority in our life during
this Christmas season can be difficult. But if we make it our aim to
glorify Jesus right in the midst of everything, He can help us to redeem
the time in many varied and unusual ways. We can never lose out if we
choose to stop and ask Him to enter into our busy holiday lives.
God is calling us to live a focused and dedicated life.
A focused life is not scattered in many directions because of the
distractions. It always moves to the center even in the busiest times
because it is like a magnet attracted to Jesus, knowing that He alone is
the one who makes everything work when priorities are in order. God
knows that it’s difficult and our temptation is to get too busy. We want
to concentrate on God’s best during this holiday season and not let the
good things steal our relationship with Him. Let us remember that
prayer and abiding in his presence are of utmost importance to Him.
When feeling overwhelmed with all the work, I encourage you to stop and pray short breath prayers to God throughout the day: “I need You.” “I want to abide in You.” “Help me Jesus to live for You today.” “I worship You.”
The following prayer will help you and your family to keep God and His
Word at the center of your life. You may want to pray it daily and print
it for each member of your family, especially when faced with the
holiday pressures and the temptation to lose God’s peace, joy, and love.
Source: Crosswalk
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