Merry Christmas

December is here and in my life, it’s been the month God has shown Himself strong on my behalf. Let me boast on the Lord for a minute:

December 2006 - brand new luxury debt free vehicle

December 2010 - new house

December 2012 - surprise day of beauty sponsored by a group of ladies

December 2015 - won a corporate global award at my job

December 2017 - the man who’d become my husband let it be known he was pursuing me to marry me

While God is not bound by time, the manifestations of His goodness are evidence to never count Him in ANY calendar year. Especially in 2020. I’ve seen comments about people being ready to hurry up and get to 2021.  We still have twenty-four more days for God’s glory to shine! Think about it: you’ve made it this far into a year that has had our heads turning and spinning very which way. That’s praiseworthy alone! Hallelujah!

Proverbs 17:22 says “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.” When we’ve had a tough year, it might be difficult to be merry. The enemy most certainly has tried to break our spirits this year so that we limp into December with zero joy and zero expectations.  Some of those years I listed above were extremely tough years emotionally and mentally.  I was at the point of losing hope.  But God!  By year's end, He made certain I understood who was really on the throne.  Do you understand who's really on the throne? Do you understand who's Kingdom rules over all?

It’s the fourth quarter, the ninth inning, the third period - the last few minutes of the game of 2020. It’s the most exciting part! So listen here! Go all out and put some “merry” back into your life. Remind your spirit and your heart that you truly believe God, that He will show up for you THIS YEAR! If you weren’t going to buy a tree, go get one one. If you weren’t going to cook a Christmas dinner this year, cook one. If you weren’t going to buy presents, buy them.  Lastly, rehearse your own testimony.  Telling yourself what God has done for you is a guaranteed way to bring merry to your heart. God is STILL on the throne, waiting to bless your socks off! I can imagine God “popping His collar” as He says “I’m not done yet. I got this!” MERRY CHRISTMAS, y’all!


Copyright 2020

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


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