“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16: 14
While Advent is the season of Peace, Love, and Joy, it is also the season where, just as a fever rises on a thermometer, stress levels can go up and up, and up. We become overwhelmed with multiple ‘to do’ lists: gifts to buy, cards to send, food to prepare, people to see. Before we know it we are looking for a place to hide, for an escape route. We don’t know whether we are coming or going. When we lose our way the true meaning of Christmas, the reason for the season also gets lost in the fray.
Two popular sayings come to mind. “Less is more”, and, “If a little is good, a lot is better!” If we are speaking of dieting, where the less you eat the more you lose, then less IS more. If you like whip cream, well then, a little is good, but a lot IS better, and less is NOT more!
Keep these two sayings in mind while preparing for the coming of Jesus this Advent. More decorations will not fill a heart lacking love, and more gifts will not prove our love for someone. A heartfelt gift of our self will. A little time spent sharing ourselves by making a simple phone call, or assisting someone in need, will fill not only the heart of the recipient, but ours as well. Less IS more.
Taking time to refuel our spirit is essential to being able to accomplish all we need to do. Spending a little time in prayer with Jesus will prepare our hearts to give. We become filled with His love and then desire to share it with all we come in contact with … If a little is good; a lot IS better.
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