Las night I was talking to my very special friend Yesenia (Broken2Beyoutiful) about how I felt the need of having Christ completely in my life. To be honest, there are times where I feel empty and I know He's calling me so that I can give Him my all. I've been following different bloggers because in a certain way they inspire me. And today Darci from The Good Life Blog wrote about the Advent Calendar. Now, if you're like me; I have to admit I did not know what Advent meant, so I started to do my research on my best friend Google lol. For those of you that do not know what it means here's the definition:
Advent, is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. It was historically known as “little Lent”, because Lent, is a time of repentance, with prayer, fasting and confession. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas (Sunday, December 1, 2013), and is 24 days long.
Advent, is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. It was historically known as “little Lent”, because Lent, is a time of repentance, with prayer, fasting and confession. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas (Sunday, December 1, 2013), and is 24 days long.
It can be done by a variety
of ways such as Advent Calendars, singing songs, reading a daily devotional
about Christmas, etc. It is just basically anything that can celebrate the
actual meaning of Christmas which is the birth of Jesus.
Each year I have been
expecting Christmas, but for the wrong reasons.
I wanted the party, the dancing, the family reunions, the gifts. Everything that didn’t have a true significance
of the “holiday”.
Anyway, for the first time, I
want to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with my husband. So, I downloaded a daily reading for advent
called “Good News of Great Joy” by John Piper.
We will use this Devotional along with praying. Since like I mentioned I was suppose to begin
last Sunday, tonight I will be covering for the days I didn’t do. And I will be taking the devotional with me during our vacations.
Like I said at the beginning
of this post, my heart desires to be closer to Christ. This does not mean I’m changing the person I
am, because I’m not. But we sure are
going to start some modifications in our lives and in our marriage. My faith has never been strong, I have been
dealing with this issue for years now, but I feel this is my time. And we both want to build a spiritual foundation in our marriage.
So please share with me how you celebrate the Advent!!!
So please share with me how you celebrate the Advent!!!
Love this post! I am going to download the Good News of Great Joy, as well. I had been looking for something just like this to follow along during the Advent. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome. I'm glad I helped you out :)
DeleteYes the advent of this season is about Christ and so often we forget. I am doing the good morning girls advent study to help my heart focus more on Christ. Though we will still partake in the festivities I want to remember who it's all about. I love what you are doing with your marriage. God will honor you for honoring him.
ReplyDeleteThank you for such beautiful words ;)
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