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Make This Holiday Season Sweet - Part 1
Let's make this holiday season truly sweet! Before we get started, have you signed up to join us for the Advent study, Longing and Light? Instagram
Facebook
Pinterest
Along with weekly podcast episodes, I'll be sending out a printable scripture art and phone screensaver, along with weekly emails throughout December, devotional content and journaling pages. Sign up here to join us!
Now, here are a few tips to get us started our series of making this holiday season sweet. :) (And be sure to head to the blog for the full show notes.) Drop all your expectations.Think for a minute about all the things you think Thanksgiving MUST HAVE, and then let them go.
Psalm 131:1-2 says this: “O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. “
Let’s make a pact to plan for beauty and deliciousness, but be joy-FILLED with reality – because we have the One who walks with us through the good and the imperfect.
Raise your hopes.
Because God is the author of celebrations and of life transformation, we can and should look at holidays as an opportunity to see Him at work; we can participate when we make the effort to show extra grace.
- Initiate meaningful conversation.
- Speak blessing over those you eat, cook, and clean up with.
- Pray over how you’ll navigate potential relationship “moments.”
Give your holiday to God.
1 Chronicles 16:23-26 says: “Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.”
Our Father invites us to celebrate so that we might remember who He is and what He has done throughout history and in our own personal story. He invites us to celebrate what He WILL do in the days and years and centuries to come. A few thoughts on ways to do this:
- Meditate on scripture throughout your holiday.
- Journal prayers and thanks to the Lord.
- Pray as plan, prepare, and celebrate.
- Worship Him through your holiday plans.
RELATED EPISODES:
Reconciliation and Hope (episode 24)
Ask Good Questions: Invite Genuine Community (episode 20)
Salted Honey: The Words We Eat and the Words We Speak (episode 13)
Be Kingdom Minded (episode 9)
RESOURCES:
Longing and Light Advent Study
Full show notes
Holiday Hosting: Creating a Beautiful Cheese Platter
Hospitality Beyond the Holidays
My Everyday Welcome Cozy Holidays E-Book
Tips for Transitioning Holiday Decor
LET’S CONNECT:
Join the Facebook Community!
YouTube
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By Angela SackettLet's make this holiday season truly sweet! Before we get started, have you signed up to join us for the Advent study, Longing and Light? Instagram
Facebook
Pinterest
Along with weekly podcast episodes, I'll be sending out a printable scripture art and phone screensaver, along with weekly emails throughout December, devotional content and journaling pages. Sign up here to join us!
Now, here are a few tips to get us started our series of making this holiday season sweet. :) (And be sure to head to the blog for the full show notes.) Drop all your expectations.Think for a minute about all the things you think Thanksgiving MUST HAVE, and then let them go.
Psalm 131:1-2 says this: “O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. “
Let’s make a pact to plan for beauty and deliciousness, but be joy-FILLED with reality – because we have the One who walks with us through the good and the imperfect.
Raise your hopes.
Because God is the author of celebrations and of life transformation, we can and should look at holidays as an opportunity to see Him at work; we can participate when we make the effort to show extra grace.
- Initiate meaningful conversation.
- Speak blessing over those you eat, cook, and clean up with.
- Pray over how you’ll navigate potential relationship “moments.”
Give your holiday to God.
1 Chronicles 16:23-26 says: “Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.”
Our Father invites us to celebrate so that we might remember who He is and what He has done throughout history and in our own personal story. He invites us to celebrate what He WILL do in the days and years and centuries to come. A few thoughts on ways to do this:
- Meditate on scripture throughout your holiday.
- Journal prayers and thanks to the Lord.
- Pray as plan, prepare, and celebrate.
- Worship Him through your holiday plans.
RELATED EPISODES:
Reconciliation and Hope (episode 24)
Ask Good Questions: Invite Genuine Community (episode 20)
Salted Honey: The Words We Eat and the Words We Speak (episode 13)
Be Kingdom Minded (episode 9)
RESOURCES:
Longing and Light Advent Study
Full show notes
Holiday Hosting: Creating a Beautiful Cheese Platter
Hospitality Beyond the Holidays
My Everyday Welcome Cozy Holidays E-Book
Tips for Transitioning Holiday Decor
LET’S CONNECT:
Join the Facebook Community!
YouTube