The True Meaning

So much talk these days about what this season is all about and about the birth of Jesus... I've been challenged to see some fruit in my life as a result. I mean, what's the use of doing the same things year after year and continuously being reminded of the "true meaning" if it doesn't affect me in some way? It's like saying to your kids, "now, remember the true meaning of obedience" but that's it. Well, what a nice concept! Ha!

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." (John 1:14) That's the story...or rather, the history of why I even exist! Jesus made himself nothing so that I could have something in common with Him, so that I could grasp just a teeny bit of the concept of his ridiculously huge love for me! What was unattainable for me sacrificed everything so I could have it. The surreal became real to me.

The fruit I want to see right now is the Word becoming flesh in my life daily. I want the life and word of God to be alive and real and attainable in my life all the time. I don't want this to be about looking back at an event of the past, but a daily life-changing word of the Lord in my life. I know for a fact that the reason I struggle with attitudes or situations or people is because of a lack of the word of God in my life on a regular basis. Not just on the pages of the Bible sitting neatly by my bed, but in the songs I hear, in the prayers I pray, in the words I speak, in the books I read, in the noise around me and in the quiet stillness of the night. There are plenty of books, movies, songs and conversations that are funny, sweet, popular, tradition or whatever. But I know I need way more influence from the life-giving powerful words of God than anything else...because I very well know the value that will add to my life.

So what am I going to do about it? That is the question.