Deck your Heart

30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Matthew 24:30-31


We are in the middle of a series at church entitled “Deck your Heart”. The idea is that in the middle of all of the hustle and bustle of this holiday season that we would take time out to reflect and understand and even to live out the real meaning of Christmas. Our time on earth here is so short and we have so little time to make a difference in our sphere of influence. We read here of Jesus’ return which will happen in the blink of an eye before we know it. For me, it is easy to dream big and to let my attention and focus be centered around the big things in life like my career track, or my next book or just dreaming about all of the exciting things that God has planned for Paula and me. In the midst of getting lost in the “big” things of this world, I sometimes miss out on the small things that are happening all around me, the small seemingly insignificant things where God is moving. Part of the deck your heart series discusses this idea that God cares less about the “big” things in this life and more about the small, insignificant people and happenings of your day in which He strives to make His love known. The big things in life will take care of themselves if you indeed make a conscious effort to focus on the day to day activities, encounters, acquaintances and divine appointments where God can use a heart that’s tuned in to Him and ready to reflect His love in order to make the most of our short time here on this earth. Deck your heart this Christmas season by focusing on others and looking for the miracle of Christmas every minute of every day for it’s in the smallest of things that Jesus can be found and He will be back before you know it in the blink of an eye to take you home.

Merry Christmas!