but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12
This verse reminds me so much of the events that spread across the United States and Canada this Christmas as people tried to get home for the holidays or even just get back home from an event that took them elsewhere. Stranded... with little immediate hope of getting where you need to go... want to go... hope to go. "Lord, I just want to get there, can You help me out here?" Waiting is not our greatest asset... especially at a time like Christmas. I heard stories of friends who had loved ones who had been waiting at the airport for several days hoping to get home by Christmas Day. Did they make it? I don't know. But I can imagine their hearts were sick. We have all been there.
Elated! That's how we all feel when the answer finally comes. Jumping for joy! Tears of happiness come! We want to hug everyone we see and say, "I'm going home; I'm going home!" It is so true, when our longing is fulfilled, there is peace and contentment. But often getting there is sometimes a process and a time of waiting. Every Christmas I learn something new about God and myself. Yet, there is one thing that remains constant, that does not change... and that is His love for me. He doesn't always give me what I want when I want it... but He does show me His love through it all.
I'm hoping that this Christmas was a time of knowing and trusting the God who loves us beyond words... As you reflect on what Christmas brought for you this year; may you rejoice in His truth, His faithfulness and His incredible gift of love through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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