It’s that time of year again—it’s the holiday season! And if you’re even remotely like most people, you’re hoping and believing that this Christmas will be the best Christmas yet. So let me start with the good news—that can be the case for you! This really can be a Christmas for the record books! But here’s the not-so-fun news…it’s not just going to happen. You’re not going to simply fall into the best holiday of your life—you’re going to have to do the work to make it great. We’ve all got the same 600 hours each holiday season…so what’s the difference? What’s the “secret sauce” for how some people are able to seize the 25 Days of Christmas while the rest of society seems to simply squander it?

So here’s the truth of the matter: you can plan, you can schedule, you can make lists—and stuff is still going to go wrong. No matter how bad you want this Christmas to be the perfect Christmas...it’s still going to fall short of the idealized version in your head. And guess what? It’s OK! Your Christmas can actually be better than your daydream version—it can be real…

Scriptures

Matthew 1:18-25