letting go ( Christmas)

I think we covered about all the bases on Christmas. So now what?
Well my oppinion would be that its time now to let it go. Give it Up. Give that Holiday back to the world.
I believe letting go of Christmas is very hard though.
But I think it may be easier after seeing the inside picture of it. And also understanding that since it is a pagan holiday that it really means nothing to Jesus. What you thought was so glorify and honouring to Him all these years really wasn't after all.

Here's a little something that may be helpful that you could compare it with.
When my husband and I got married I wanted to remember my mother-in-law's birthday. Tell her happy birthday on her day of course, but also do a little something for her. Get her a little gift.
I enjoyed doing something for her and she seemed happy for it, and thought that that went with it. But as the years went by she let us know that she really didn't care much for birthdays , that it didn't really mean anything to her. So that was fine. I realized if didn't mean anything to her then it shouldn't mean anything to me either. And the kids knew as well.

This past birthday I didn't get anything of course, and just a couple days before her Birthday I was out with the kids and they found out it was her Birthday soon. They all were like, " oh no, we didn't get her anything", " We want to get her something." "I said well what did you have in mind?" "That would be ok, but remember she has told us it really doesn't mean anything to her, and she has absolutely no needs, so it would just be something she doesn't need".

I went on to explain to them that getting her something seems to mean more to them than it does to her. I said so if your just doing it to make your self satisfied and happy, are you really doing it for her? You know we got to watch that we are not just doing something for our own gratification, but yet saying that we are doing it for someone else.

After they thought about that for a minute they totally understood and agreed that they wanted to get her something because it meant alot to them. So we agreed together that they could just make her a picture or a card instead. They were happy with that, and that saved their little bits money.

So if you think of it that way it may make it easier for you to let it go. Because if it doesn't mean anything to God ( the one we are suppose to be doing for in first place) then it really shouldn't mean anything to us. If it does still mean something to us, then it probably means we were doing it for self and not for God any way.

I hope this helps. Remember I love to hear from you. Tell me what you think.

Blessings, Mae