Have you spent time with Jesus lately?

 I began this post as just a fun,"here's a picture of my beautiful daughter at a party" post.  But God got me thinking.

We had a party for our Wednesday night kid's club for Christmas.   The kids all enjoyed the games, the junk food, and even the retelling of the Nativity Story.   Christmas is drawing ever closer... and I'm still not ready. 

I keep trying to get into the mood for Christmas.  I'm not there yet.  I'm not sure why.

Sometimes I am like that with worship.  I go into worship, not in the mood.  My mind is elsewhere, usually on some problem I'm dealing with.   But as I purposely focus on Christ, as I see Him in my mind, as I feel Him in my heart, I can only worship my Lord... my King... and my Savior.

I need to do that with Christmas.  At Christmas, it is easy to get so busy.  We get busy with preparing for Christmas.  There's the food, the presents, the parties... and they all are urgent. 

Time with God?  Why is it easy to forgo time with God for all the pressing matters of Christmas? 

I am going to remedy the situation in my heart right now.  Have you spent time with your Lord lately?   Or has the demands of Christmas taken precedence?  A day that is supposed to honor the birth of our Lord should not keep us from spending time with Him.  That does not show Him honor and love.