God with us.

We all enjoy Christmas. Who can blame us?! The copious amount of food, gifts, and family is wonderful. But is this really why we celebrate Christmas? No. Think about this for a moment; if Mary hadn't give birth to Jesus on that cold winter night in the manger, we wouldn't be here today. When Jesus was born, God knew he would encounter many struggles and give his life for each person on this planet. Because of Jesus, we are saved from our sins. It warms my heart when I think about the perpetual love God has for each of us. I have this insatiable desire to become closer to God, and during this Christmas season I am trying my hardest to keep focus on the real reason for Christmas. It's so easy to get distracted with all the materialistic aspects that our culture brought upon this holiday. This post doesn't really have anything to do with what is going on in my life right now, but it has to do with the beginning of Jesus' life, who without, we would be nonexistent. So all I can say is thank you God for the birth of your son, Jesus Christ. I love you.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:20-23