Thanksgiving often kicks off the "holiday season." We may think of Thanksgiving as marking the time when we get the Christmas tree and bring out our decorations. We start to prepare for giving gifts and celebrating. While it may be fun to decorate and it can help put us in the "Christmas spirit", we need to also prepare our hearts and minds!
Advent reminds us of waiting for the birth of our Savior. We need to wait for the Lord. Our souls need to wait. As we wait, we need to be sure we are preparing ourselves for His arrival. We need to spend time in God's Word. We need to talk with God and open our hearts and minds to Him. This preparation should be a continual part of our lives. We may be waiting to celebrate the birth of our Savior now, but beyond Christmas we should be waiting on and preparing for Christ's return!
Take time today and every day to wait on and prepare for the Lord!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for the gift of Your Son and for being able to celebrate His birth. Help me to continually wait on and prepare for Your Son's return. Through Him I pray, amen.