Only Remember

Be imitators of God (copy Him and follow His example), as well-beloved children (imitate their father). And walk in love, (esteeming and delighting in one another) as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God. ~ Ephesians 5:1-2 AMP

So what does one do the day after the biggest day of the year? There seems to be a lull around our house...don't get me wrong, we had a wonderful day yesterday, but all the joy, happiness and sheer ear to ear love that you felt yesterday deep down in your heart just may have all but faded away today. It's time to get back to reality. Work. Kids. Bills. More Bills. Maybe unemployment. Housework. Stress. More or less we are like deflated balloons. So what do you do starting December 26th? I think Ephesians 5:1-2 tell us clearly and I think I may have to post it on the fridge as our verse for 2010. We are supposed to be imitators of God; which for one means remembering what the 25th of December is all about and sharing that with the rest of the beaten down world all year long. Somehow, someway we need to find a real sense of what we felt during the day before and drag it with us throughout the new year instead of thinking, "Thank goodness that's over." If it wasn't for the birth of our Lord, there would never have been any real meaning to this life and we would never have been able to save ourselves from our sin ridden lives and ways. The joy and kindness you feel around December 25th needs to be felt around July 25th.....and March and April and October and all the rest of the crazy months. We need that love and we need that hope and just maybe we can be the catalyst to turn someones life around not only at Christmas time, but all year long if we would only remember. ~