Kingdom Journal

Life is special. 

It’s got its ups
and its downs.
It’s got surprises,
some twists
some turns.
It’s infinite.
It’s whimsical.
It’s memorable.
It’s just so wonderful…
especially when you have Love.

Tonight the “ninja game” came to a close (I’ll post my thoughts from that in due time) but the memories will live on forever. My heart is like 5 times its normal size after everything. Summed up with a quick exchange of treats, this has been the loveliest Christmastime I’ve ever experienced ♥

A year ago, I prayed for Love. I prayed I would not feel so alone and that I would have someone special in my life. I prayed I would have someone’s hand to hold. I prayed I would have someone’s dreams to encourage. Someone’s life to share. Someone’s pain to bare. Someone’s triumphs to toast! Someone’s charms to boast. I prayed for someone to stir up my dreams. Someone to hold on to. I wanted more than myself; someone special, too. I wanted someone to help back up when they’d fall. Someone to frame in my pictures and display on the wall. I prayed he’d be kind, honest and brave. A Love for all seasons, courses and fame. I prayed for someone strong and so thoughtful to me. I prayed for someone sweet, someone hopeful in dreams.

I prayed for Love and to my surprise, it’s been all around me all of this time.

I am so blessed by the beautiful people that are in my life. I could name names and give each of you a blog post about why you’re special and why you matter but I don’t think I have the time or space to begin that list and fill it properly. 

My life is full of Love because of my wonderful peers, my thoughtful friends, my friendly neighbors, my patient mentors, my strong family, my sweet co-workers, my growing church family and even my hard-pressed “enemies”. Though the only reason this means anything to me is because I know what Love is! God has given me the greatest example of that by simply acting in His nature.

It’s not that I did not have friends or family before, it’s just that this year I have begun to realize just how special they are to me. I thought I Loved before, but tonight I had this incredible moment of reflection of the lessons learned and experiences had this year. I am so blessed by all of the wonderful people I have in my life.

I know this isn’t a very Christmas-y post, but I felt it fitting to talk about Love since the fact that Christ, our Saviour, was born is proof that Love is real and alive in our lives each and every day. That God could Love us that much! That He could Love us enough to send us a Saviour and then on top of it, allow it to be Someone He Loved so dearly. His own son. He sent His son as a sacrifice for you and me… I don’t know if I would even be able to sacrifice a distant neighbor. I don’t even know if I would be able to sacrifice a perfect stranger, let alone my very own child.

I have so many thoughts, but not much time to get it all down (as you can probably tell by how horribly this post flowed). I just felt a well of emotion and wished to share it. If you are reading this, know something here and now:

I LOVE YOU.

And life is so wonderful because Christ is in the world. We are so blessed, we are so Loved. 
To each and every one of my readers, I pray you have a lovely Christmas with people you care deeply for. May your mornings be full of the glory, grace and Love of God and may you always be thankful for every wonderful thing you’ve been given. Even if you don’t open a single present this Christmas, take joy in knowing that the greatest gift you could ever know has been given to you. You are alive! There is a Saviour! You are Loved!

May you truly be thankful for your life and Loved ones (and make sure they know it).

Happy Christmas!
Love, Sara (LtRB)