Is your Christmas list ready?
The decorations, the music and the lights remind us each day that we are in the Christmas season. Many people spend a lot of time this season in preparation for Christmas. Maybe you decorate your house to get it ready for guests. Maybe you make a shopping list to prepare for a family meal. Perhaps you spend some time wrapping and preparing gifts for your kids. After making your list . . . and checking it twice, you might think you're ready for Christmas. It's easy to decorate your house or get ready for a party, but how do we prepare our hearts? Let me suggest a little Christmas list.
10 Ways to Prepare for Christmas
Read part of the Christmas story each day.
Decorate with things that remind you of the Christmas story.
Put on some music that focuses on why Jesus came.
Make a list of the gifts Jesus has given you.
Find someone to bless with a special gift.
Find a place to serve.
Invite a friend to church.
Share the story of Christmas with people who don't know Jesus.
Remind your kids what this season is all about.
Worship together as a family and celebrate the greatest gift God has given!
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Luke 2:15-20