The Best Gift of All

So, I haven't updated in a while (thanks for the reminders :] )
Last year, I posted the same old boring Christmas message -its about Christ's birthday, not the gifts. Though I think part of my excitement still came from the gifts..And who can say that no excitement comes from the gifts! But I do think that I've found more excitement in other places, which mean a lot more to me than something special in a cardboard box wrapped and placed under a tree.
The Christmas program today, had a great message, that the best gift of all is Jesus. The theme song (The Best Gift of All) was my favorite. I listened to it the last Friday of school. Among all other things that I let pass by, I let an article on religion not even phase me. Those kids are in such sad situations, believing false teachings, and here I am, someone who has been born again, received salvation through Jesus Christ, has found someone she can always depend on and trust, and I don't even think twice about the spiritual danger these kids are in. Fellow classmates that I pass virtually everyday in the hallway. The people that I do "teams" with in Mr. Morrissey's class, the "pods" in Mrs. Stallman's class. SO MANY PEOPLE! And so many dead people. I don't know who, but someone made this metaphor: walking around with dead people. I spend everyday with classrooms FULL of dead people, and I can help bring them to life, but there I sit, quietly, at my desk. Too afraid to mutter even a word about Jesus Christ, the very man who saved my life. I am ashamed of myself. The best gift of all truly is Jesus, but the best gift you can give to Him is you. Not just your heart, and not just your life. But everything. Give Him you. The whole "shabang." He needs soldiers for His army more than we need life itself. And what have we to be afraid of? Failure? Rejection? Who cares? We're leaning on the Lord's side (remember VBS????)
This Christmas, give yourself to God. Do His work. Does that mean become a pastor? NO! Become a missionary to Antarctica? NO! But be His soldier, right here (or wherever you may be). We will make mistakes, and we will be afraid, and even embarassed sometimes. But our God reigns.

Tell me who's side are you leaning on?
Leaning on the Lord's side

Merry Christmas all! REMEMBER- Jesus is the reason for the season!