Straight and Smooth

Thursday greetings,

There are 17 days until Christmas, and I am almost ready!  All my decorations are up, and I have made a list of foods I need to purchase for our Christmas morning breakfast.  I am also keeping Amazon Prime busy, and several times a week our mail carrier treks it up to my door and drops off packages.  

It's also been fun receiving cards from friends and seeing how their children have grown, as well as sending out my own cards. In a few days I have an outing planned with a group of us girls who have committed to regularly getting together to pray for our President, and I also have a Christmas luncheon to go to.  Plus, I have to practice a little holiday presentation that Jorge and I are doing for the benefit of our family (all I can tell you is that Jorge will be wearing a sombrero). And well, just like you, there's a lot going on right now as I prepare for Christmas...

But wait a minute! I feel as though I am leaving something out…

Oh No!!! IT’S JESUS!

“Prepare for God’s arrival! Clear away the obstacles; Make the road straight and smooth. Isaiah 40:3."

The most important thing I need to do during this time of the year  -  and always  -  is to prepare for God’s arrival.  The way the word “prepare” is used in this verse means it’s an ongoing activity.  We don’t just prepare once.  We prepare every single day.  But I'll admit, the busyness of the season has kept me from spending more time with Him.  How ironic!  He is the "reason for the season," but in the huffing and puffing of getting stuff done, sometimes I have overlooked Him.  

It's important to clear away whatever is standing in the way of God getting to us.  And the Bible gently reminds us to clear away, delete, and purge any and all hindrances and hurdles that block our relationship with God. 

We all have a say in how easy or how hard we make it for God to get to us.  And I hope we all say “YES!” to making it straight and smooth because that's the fastest way for Him to get to us.     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, How wonderful that right now as we pray, we are preparing for You in our lives.  Come to us, precious Lord, and bless us and our families.  Grant us wisdom, health, peace, joy, and hope.  In Christ’s name, AMEN!