Stressful Times 

   As Christmas nears there is always a danger of becoming stressed out.  Having too many things to do and not enough time to do them causes frustration and many times makes Christmas a chore rather than the blessing it should be.

   One of the biggest causes of stress is over-promising; both to ourselves and to others.  There are gifts to buy and wrap, decorations to put up to make the home more “Christmassy”, gatherings with family and friends and many other supposed necessities of the season.

   In all the chaos that often accompanies the Christmas season many forget the reason we celebrate it.  Our focus is on all we think we must do, and we don’t take the time to just take a breath and remember that Jesus really is the reason for the season.  Far too often He gets left out of our plans.

   Christmas is about a baby, born in a stable and placed in a manger.  It’s not just about the gifts under the tree or how many decorations we put up this year, or how many parties we go to, it’s about our Savior, the Son of God being born.