Hey everyone! This is Zach's friend Abby here to post on a blog for the first time! I am so excited to have this opportunity to share my thoughts and feelings with you over a wide variety of topics with my friend Zach. These topics may range from serious spiritual discussions to questions like wether or not the human population as a whole should really be continuing to consume the translucent, jiggly, and vibrantly colored substance known as jello (bleh). However, for the rest of this month I will be helping Zach write some "Christmas themed blog posts" considering that it is December now (finally!)
So, Christmas. What do you normally think of when you read that 9 letter word? For me, I think of putting up a tree, hanging up stockings, giving and receiving gifts, etc. In short, I guess that traditions come to mind for me as I would say they do more most Americans. There is something special about a family tradition or maybe just traditional items in general that seems to appeal to us as humans. Maybe it's the warm felling of remembering your childhood or simply because its what your brain has grown accustom to, but I think that sometimes traditions can do as much harm as it can good. We loose sight of what were doing as we go through the general motions expected of us without even realizing it.
Even Jesus talked about the danger of tradition in the church and how we must be careful to not so wrapped up in the laws or tradition regarding Christianity that we forget what it is really all about: a relationship with our Heavenly Father.
So make sure to set aside some time to really explore what it is God has for you this holiday season. It may even be time to break an old tradition to make way for a new one that brings you back in focus with Christ.
- Abby
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