Christmas can also be a time to remember all the presents you've already been given. Not the presents you've received from someone here on Earth, but those that you've received from God. In case they aren't obvious to you, you can always ask Him to help you see them. And when you do, remember that your very ability to ask Him is a present He has given you. Because Jesus died for your sins, as a believer you have the ability to talk right to God as if He was sitting next to you. (Truth is, He is always next to you because He is everywhere) And it's that gift that becomes invaluable in our life...
You see, there's always two ways of doing things: your way and God's way. In the moment, your way may seem the best, but in the long run God's way is always best. Sure there's hard things you have to go through when you go God's way, but there's even more hard things to go through if you choose your way! That's another gift you have: the ability to choose which way you want to go. You can go your way if you want to, but if at any time you want to go God's way, He's right there ready to help you get back on track.
God's plan...isn't always exactly what you might expect. But I think that's the point. Sometimes we expect too much, and get less...but other times we expect too little, and get a lot more. But when we learn to take exactly what we get, because it's what God wants us to have, we'll enjoy life the most. Now, that doesn't mean that what we get is sub-par, or even on par, with what the world has to offer. Anything and everything in God's plan for your life is always way above-par compared to the world. And in my own life I found that to be very true.
In my own life, going God's way...has lead me to my amazing girlfriend, Karis. I'm very glad to have her as my girl, and to think that she's even mine...well that's only by the grace of God. I chose to follow God's plan in this...and I plan on following it through to it's end. I mean, after seeing some of God's plan, why would I ever think mine was good?
