Merry Christmas!!

In Germany we celebrate Christmas mostly TODAY...it's the 24th od december...the "holy evening"!!!
...as a kid i was so excited that by now my grandparents would have taken me on a walk, so i would get a little distracted and my parents could get some time to prepare everything at home. It's a little sad that the excitement gets less and less when you grow up and become an adult, isn't it?? I mean, yes, as a kid christmas is all about receiving gifts and as we get older that particular part of christmas is not all too important anymore, but i still think that we should be excited about the greatest gift of all...God giving us His own Son and with Him eternal life!

I want to get excited about that with the excitement of a little child! Like for parents it must be the biggest joy for God to see the happiness in His childrens eyes when they receive the gift(s) that He has for them!!

I read something today that really touched me and i want to share it with you:

"Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of

those things wehich where told her from the Lord."

Luke 1,45

In the kingdom of God, believing is a prerequisite to receiving.

God spoke to Mary and gave the assurance He always gives

when He assigns the impossible to His people.

Once she believed, it was done!

It takes an undivided heart to believe and a pure heart to see God.

This has always been God's way with His people.

Mary could not see all that had been arranged and assembled in the courts of heaven.

She could not see the legions of angels prepared to prtotect her and her baby.

She was unaware of the future and all that she and her child would face.

All she knew was that God had spoken to her, and that was enough.

So she responded:

"Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word."

You cannot possibly imagine all that God has in store for you when you trust Him.

Will you believe Him?

from "Experiencing God Day-by-Day" H.T. Blackaby

Wow!! I don't know about you, but it kind of thrills me to realize that believing in the promises of God will open up the way for God to act in my life!

Have a merry Christmas, my friends! I hope you have a really great time with your families!!

Much love!!