There are so many things I could wish for this Christmas. Things that I want and don’t have. If I think about all this all the time I might turn into the Grinch. That’s not what I want to be. I have a choice to make. To find joy in what God is doing in my life or be someone who is sad, gloomy and complaining all the time. When I look at these choices there is only one that I want to be.
This time of year a lot of people get homesick and want to be with their families. This is my 5th Christmas away from my family. But in these last 5 years I have learned that as a member of God’s family, I have family no matter where I am in the world. I have been around people that love me and want to spend their holiday with me.
There is a saying that “it takes two to tango” and I believe that this is true with finding family wherever you happen to be. People can be reaching out to you but you have to open your heart to them.
It is my wish that this is not just a holiday thing but that all of us will find the family that is around us all year long. And that we will open our hearts to new family and love them all.
As part of God’s family there are people all around this world that need to know that their family loves them.
This month I have had the honor to become part of Pastor Mark’s family here in Malaysia. Our ministry has been to help restart parts of his church ministry, like caroling and visiting church members and going on the first ever prayer “drive” around the city. To love on his family and help them realize how much they are appreciated. To befriend his children and just spend time as a family together.
I never want to take my family for granted but I also don’t want to limit the size or where my family is from.
I have family all over the world and I will take pride in that.
