Luke 2: 8-12

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

I think everyone's heard the story of Jesus' birth. Even some non-believers. It's almost Christmas, so I was thinking about that; the 'reason for the season'. :) I know without a doubt why we celebrate Christmas. And anyway, you can't spell Christmas without Christ. Now I don't believe in Santa Claus and I don't think reindeer can fly. But I know that a lot of people associate presents with Christmas. If you think about it, when Christ was born, God was setting things in motion for our eternal gift of life. So maybe it's true. But don't get so caught up in the holidays that you forget what Christmas is all about. Be with your families, celebrate and have fun, but remember who's birthday your celebrating. :)


In other news, something that has nothing to do with the verse or this blog or anything, I got contacts. :) No more glasses. haha oh and tomorrow is Christmas Eve, so check out the Christmas Eve Services tomorrow night at C3 Church in Clayton!

Merry Christmas,
-Lauren

Psalm 4:5

Psalm 4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,And put your trust in the LORD

We're supposed to trust God in everything, true? Psalm 4:5 tells us this, and countless times throughout the bible, God uses the word trust. In fact, if you look up the word "trust" on biblegateway.com (which by the way is an awesome site) you will find 181 verses in the New King James Version. 188 in the KJV. That should tell us something, right? And yet, so many times we worry. This is a huge thing for me, because I constantly worry about everything. If you look up that same verse, Psalm 4:5, in the Message, it says this: Complain if you must, but don't lash out, Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking. Build your case before God and wait for his verdict. So, really it just says that God is in control, which I hope all of us know.

I know that, without a doubt, but I still worry. So I can't tell you how to stop worrying completely, but I can tell you that memorizing that verse might help. Then whenever you start worrying or forget to trust God, just say that verse. (I'm really saying this to myself, but ya'll try it too.)So that was just something I was thinking about and I really wanted to update the blog. It seemed to fit, especially with economy the way it is, and Christmas coming up. And personally, trusting God is something I gotta work on. Anyway, thanks again for reading this. :)