With the holidays nearing and money tight for many, the prospects of having a joyful season may not look too promising. However, by making a few external and internal changes anyone can have a spectacular Christmas.
If you're a person who normally spends a large amount of money at Christmas, but you now have a limited budget, this could leave you feeling a bit melancholy. Before you let that happen, let me assure you that Christmas can be experienced at the highest level with very little money because it's really about love, kindness and sharing. However, let me share with you how it's possible to obtain those things which you desire.
No matter what the special occasion, it's important we don't give them a monetary value. Instead think of them in terms of having a wonderful time of enjoying the company of those you love. Because Christmas is almost here, you can use it to practice this type of thinking.
So to recap, in order to have a successful Christmas, you must not think about money. Only think about creating an event of enjoying family and friends or just relaxing.
The next step is to put forth your faith for what money or material items you will need such as gifts, travel, and the traditional "Christmas Dinner." Those are the three major expenses at Christmastime, so think of ways to reduce your spending on each while still maintaining quality.
For instance, have a pot-luck Christmas dinner, bake your presents, and put off holiday travel for another time. Use your computer or phone for communication.
If you must travel or you have expenses you can't afford, look to God. Look to Him for assistance and draw nearer to Him in the process. Many people don't look to God for help unless their desperate, but use Christmas to learn that He's always near and ready to provide your desires. And what better time than the day we celebrate the birth of His son!
As we pray for what we want, we must be prepared to receive by faith. In this age of getting everything "right now" it may seem as if God isn't listening to your prayers if they're not answered right away. He definitely hears them, but understand how God works. His timing is different than ours. Because He has given us a free will, He must wait upon our grasping the spiritual concepts of faith and trust.
Once we understand how to walk by faith, we will receive what we have asked God for in prayer. For instance, we can go up to the counter at our favorite fast food establishment and ask for a hamburger and fries. We pay our money and have faith that we will receive our favorite meal. We totally believe that we have that hamburger and fries before we get it. In fact we can see ourselves eating them already while our taste buds have the delightful sensation of a juicy hamburger and greasy fries.
Did you know that this is all done by faith? It's faith built upon a past experience of delivery.
It's the same with God. We must make our prayer requests to God with the same faith and trust we have for getting the things we obtain physically where there is an element of waiting. We must believe that He is going to give us what we asked for before we have physical evidence of that fact. It is this faith that will give us the results we desire in an expedient manner.
Once you have experienced delivery a few times your faith will be as automatic as the experience I have painted for getting fast food. So relax, smile and enjoy everyday as if it were a holiday.
Margaret Lukasik
Christian Author, Teacher and Life Coach
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