How You Can Thrive and Not Just Survive During This Holiday Season by LARRY TOMCZAK for Charisma News
Entering this special time of the year when we focus on family, friends, festivities and, first of all, the coming of the Christ child, we all have the potential to be uplifted out of understandably challenging 2020.
Two of my sons and their families put up their Christmas trees and lit up the atmosphere when October came to an end.
How many of us have either thought about or acted to accelerate things to get this holiday season underway as quickly as we can? No complaining this year when Costco or malls put up the Christmas decorations while the creepy Halloween stuff was still on the shelves.
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Amidst the avalanche of unsettling events of the past 250 days, I, for one, love the fact that I can once again hear Johnny Mathis singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”
Setting our sights on our Savior’s incarnation, praying and planning are all vital components to flourishing in the coming weeks, but if we don’t keep a close watch on our attitude and keep a grateful heart, we can quickly slip into negativity, stress and short tempers.
Words of Wisdom
Throughout my ministry, I’ve distributed a framed quotation from a man of God I greatly admire, Chuck Swindoll. I keep a copy ever before me in my study. From 6 1/2 decades of marriage and ministry, he shares his Insight for Living in person and on over 2,000 radio stations worldwide. He’s now 86 years young, and it will serve us well to take to heart his wisdom at this juncture:
