In Christ Alone

 

In Christ Alone

Everyone who is reading this blog has just survived through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Christmas being one of two most significant holiday seasons for people of the Christian faith. It is the time of year when we celebrate the birth of Christ. Most believers know that no one knows the exact date that Christ was born, and we may even be celebrating the birth of Jesus in a different season than when he was born. All that said, it does not make this time of year any less joyful. It is symbolic of our faith, and that is what matters.

Thanksgiving and New Years Eve are also important times of the year when people tend to get together with family and friends. These can be very joyfully filled get togethers as well as signify possible stress, filled with familial discord. We can each contribute to the ease or the difficulty that these ‘reunions’ bring. Most of us hopefully have the sense to forgo bringing up sensitive topics relating to religion, politics, lifestyle choices and such and focus on healthy communication and congenial relationships.

There are times and places to have discussions of a sensitive nature, but not at the expense of forgoing the making of pleasant memories that will last a lifetime. If you are anything like a communicator like me, you will have some angst in having to hold back some things that you feel would be important to talk about. This is where prayer comes in. Such a prayer may be something like this: ‘Lord, is this the time and the place to talk to this person (these people) about …., if so, please provide the opening and if not, please help me know if and when it is appropriate for such a discussion’.

Christ alone will be the best guide for interpersonal communication; Christ alone has given us the tools of how to act with one another. Christ alone should be our compass for all life matters. It is not to say that we cannot glean wisdom through various authors on any variety of subject matters including communication, but if we seek wisdom through scriptures, chances are, we will not need to look elsewhere.

So, as we start this new year, let us put aside our own personal agendas, and seriously consider “what would Jesus do”. If we each put the needs of other people first, this will be evidence that we are on the right track. I’m not suggesting we act like a doormat and let people take advantage of us but rather consider how our behavior will affect the lives of others before we make significant choices, before we open our mouths, before we act on our own selfish desires. I know I am not perfect, but hopefully this year, I will choose Christ alone in everything I do. Will you?

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