I love the Christmas season. I love the way folks treat each other during December. To me, folks seem to be more giving and more loving than the rest of the year. I recently came in contact with a book by Jeff Spadafora titled The Joy Model. Jeff say:
“Joy is more about perspective than circumstances.”
This is so true, we can have joy in the midst of all our circumstance because we have a heavenly perspective. Jeff suggests an ALIVE acrostic, which means “Always Living In View Of Eternity.” He suggests that if we will live our lives with a heavenly perspective then we will have joy, because true joy comes from God. Our joy is found in Jesus! Jesus is God’s gift to us…the first and best Christmas gift ever. We need to be about telling others about the source of our joy. It’s the best outreach strategy. Emmanuel has many special services during December. Let’s take time to invite people to come to these services and let’s share with them the source of our joy…
-Bro. David