Christmas Love

Christmas love can mean many things, to many people. You might think of love shared as a family, with your partner, or with the strangers you meet. Christmas love might come in the form of gifts, time, or maybe even as tasty treats.

I’ll be honest that I often have trouble looking past the idea of Christmas love being something other than romantic in nature. I’m sure my steady diet of Hallmark movies and sappy novels don’t do much to change my perspective. The thought of having someone to share the holidays with is always on my mind as the season begins. I’m also foolishly hopeful, to think that although there is no one special in my life currently, somehow Christmas magic will bring us together by the time Christmas Eve comes to pass.

It’s a weird balance, between being hopeful that this year will be the year and trying to be content with disappointment when I’m still alone in the new year.

I wish that I could say I don’t shed tears over this longing. I wish I could tell you I am content giving my love away. I wish I could tell you I finally, truly felt like God is enough. Knowing something is true and feeling it in your heart are two very different things. I think that’s why I often focus on giving the love I have stored away. It doesn’t take away the longing I have in my heart really, but it is nice to see other people receive some amount of joy from that choice.

All of that to say, as I’ve written before I really am working on viewing this Christmas differently. That I’m trying to remain focused on the real reason for the season. The true love of Christmas.

For God so loved the world…

John 3:16a

That’s the kind of Christmas love I need to focus on. The real kind of love that started it all - A father loving the world enough to send his son to save us all.

Whatever kind of love you are experiencing or hope to experience, may you keep the true love of Christmas in the front of your heart.

If you happen to find yourself in a season of longing like I am, take heart that this season won’t last forever. It might not have the ending we are hoping for, but nevertheless it will come to an end. And remember that God has good things in store for those who love Him. He knows what He’s doing - of that I’m sure of.

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann