Edwina Perkins from Orlando, Florida, knows what it means to find new meaning in Christmas.
She tells the story of her family spending one Christmas in Nairobi, Kenya. Her children wanted to be home, to have their familiar decorations, parties, and celebrations they were used to.
They tried taping garland to the wall of their apartment in the shape of a tree, but it was a failure. Even the gifts they found to exchange had to be wrapped in brown paper. On Christmas, they attended an open-air church. It was hot and they were disappointed not to see the Christmas story enacted during the service.
Then, as the service ended, out came Joseph, with Mary holding a real baby, and an elephant!
Later, on the way home, Austin, 10, exclaimed, “This is the best Christmas ever!”
Ephesians 1:18 says:
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”
Maybe you’re disappointed in your spouse, your children, your job, or your pastor. It’s time to see our lives through God’s eyes. He wants to provide us with more than we ever thought possible.
When we can look past what we don’t have and see the new thing God is providing, every day will become “our best day ever!”
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