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Fuzzy-less?
Kristof: It's almost Christmastime, and I know this season is about You and that I should be feeling joyful about it. But I just don't seem to have those warm and fuzzy Christmas feelings. I do want to be excited about the season, but how do I find that excitement?
Jesus: I understand, Kristof, what you're up against. This time of year is often a period of extra busyness and more being expected of you. Sometimes that busyness and stress can leave you wondering where the Christmas spirit has gone.
Perhaps you think of movies like It’s a Wonderful Life, or of other Christmas stories with portrayals of Christmas days filled with the "warm and fuzzies" that seem to be a mandatory part of the Christmas season. But right now, you feel zero warmth and fuzziness.
You wish you had the joy of Christmas because you don't want to be stressed or uninterested when this time of year is supposed to be a celebration.
You're trying hard to look for Christmas in the things that surround you.
Perhaps you look for it in the blinking lights, storefront decorations, Christmas carols, eggnog, and whatnot.
Then if any of those things are missing, or if they don't strike the right note in your heart, you feel deprived and like this really can't be what Christmas is about. You're right! Because that is looking for the spirit of Christmas in all the wrong places!
The spirit of Christmas won't ever be found in glittery décor or even in a flurry of Christmas shows, traditions, events, or activities.
If you’re looking for Christmas spirit, look no further than your own heart.
As My child—one who knows Me—you are a messenger, an ambassador of Christmas spirit. Stop looking outward for Christmas spirit because the spirit of Christmas is in you—it’s Me in you! And that involves you manifesting Me in your thoughts, words, and actions.
This is where it starts. Right here between the two of us.
It’s remembering what Christmas is about:
Kristof: Thank You, Jesus, for coming to earth for us. Help me to show Your love to others.
Give yourself the gift of joy this Christmas season by decorating your heart with the fruits of My Spirit, which will draw others to Me.
More than decorating a tree, your room, or the house, if you adorn your spirit with joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance, people will be drawn to you as they would be to the best, most brightly lit Christmas tree they've ever seen.
They'll recognize in you true Christmas joy, and they'll want what you have. As you manifest Me to others, you'll become a beautiful, magnetic force, drawing people to the real reason for the season.
And what about the “fuzziness”? That will come with the joy of sharing My love with others.
Taken from the writings of TFI. Illustrated by Jeremy. Designed by Roy Evans.Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2022 by The Family International.
The Little Drummer Girl
Dori: Two things you should know about me before you continue reading:
1. Dori has absolutely no sense of rhythm. 2. Dori cannot sing. At ALL!
I'm not going to lie and say that God suddenly gave me the singing voice or skills of Phil Collins, but I will say that I didn't sound terrible. However, the beauty of my voice, or the lack of it, isn't the point I'm trying to bring across. Because I figured something out that day. …
I discovered that it didn't matter if I had a great voice or not, or if I could play drums or not, because Jesus didn't need those things to use me. If He did, I wouldn't have been up on that stage. Perhaps some popular singer would have been, or a world-famous drummer, or any other number of talented musicians. But they weren't.
I was!
And Jesus used me in spite of my lacks to reach those people that day. He used me to help those kids learn a little more about God. And as a result, I did something I was proud of that day!
I may only have my little drum kit, my little squeak of a voice, my stage fright, and my shaking knees…
…but I know Someone who can make use of them!
Authored by Chloe W. Illustrated by Mike Krome. Designed by Roy Evans.Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2022 by The Family International
Preach to a Tree?
Sadhu Chellappa, a distinguished Indian evangelist, was on a mission trip to a village north of Chennai. In the middle of the night, he suddenly sensed God speaking to him.
Jesus: Leave this house quickly and run away!
Chellappa thinking: I sense God speaking to me. …
Chellappa: What? Now? But I just got into bed. …
Jesus: Yes. Now!
This was not exactly a convenient thing to do, but Chellappa was used to accepting even strange instructions from the Lord without discussion. So, he quickly dressed and ran into the darkness.
Chellappa: Right … sorry…
Chellappa: Here, Lord?
Jesus: Not yet.
Chellappa: Here, Lord…?
Jesus: Not yet.
Chellappa: HERE, LORD?!
Jesus: Not yet.
Chellappa: HERE, LORD?
Jesus: HERE!
Jesus: Now, start to preach.
Chellappa: To the tree?!
Jesus: Yes, to the tree.
Wisdom in a box…
"The first catalyst of miracles is simple obedience."—James Rutz, Writer, Lecturer, Sayer of Profound Things.
And now back to our story.
Chellappa: Why do You want me to preach to an empty tree in the middle of the field in the middle of the night?
Jesus: Trust Me on this one. …
And so, he preached.
Chellappa: So now, who would like to accept Jesus into their life?
Voice from tree: I would!
More wisdom … in a longer box…
“And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3 ESV).
Man in tears: I would like to give my life to Jesus.
And so…
Man: …I accept You in my life. …
Chellappa: By the way, what were you doing up in this tree out in the boonies in the middle of the night?
Man: I was so very sad. I was trying to get away from life.
Chellappa: Oh … now I understand. Thank You, wonderful Jesus!
Adapted from Megashift, by James Rutz. Illustrated by Krome. Designed by Roy Evans.Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2022 by The Family International
Time Travelers: The South Pacific Mission, Part Six
Authored by R. A. Watterson. Illustrations by Zeb. Design by Stefan Merour.
Copyright © 2013 by The Family International
Time Travelers: The South Pacific Mission, Part Five
Authored by R. A. Watterson. Illustrations by Zeb. Design by Stefan Merour.
Copyright © 2013 by The Family International
Time Travelers: The South Pacific Mission, Part Three
Authored by R. A. Watterson. Illustrations by Zeb.
Copyright © 2013 by The Family International
