All I Want For Christmas Is...."YOU"!

One of my favorite pop Christmas carols is, “All I want for Christmas is you” by Mariah Carey. For me it is not about the words, but it has one of the best dance beats around. My granddaughter Christina and I love to dance together on that song, and every time I hear it, it brings a smile to my face because it makes me think of her.

Sometimes single women and single moms are a little melancholy during the holidays because it seems to be the season to become engaged, or the holidays would be so much happier with a love interest to share everything with. Single moms often have to fight the spirit of envy as they are bombarded with the advertisements of family fun and husbands surprising their wives with diamonds and cars. Having Christmas dinner with married, engaged or coupled friends and family is not always something they joyfully look forward to. Because deep down there is the desire or fantasy of having that person to shop with, trim the tree, wrap presents and put things together for the kids and best of all cuddling with the tree all lit up….ahhh, how romantic. NOT! These types of fantasies and thoughts can lead to feelings of being on the outside looking in, and are usually not profitable emotionally. If you are one of the women I just described, then it’s time to stop looking at others and feeling like, “All I want for Christmas is you!” And the “You” being a man. There is a thin line between a “desire” and being “covetous”.

It really saddens me to see so many single Christian women so very unhappy with their lives; so I can only imagine how God must feel. Because He wants to be enough for us and for many that is just not enough. It reminds me of the Israelites (see I Samuel chapter 8) when they were demanding a “king” and He wanted them to be satisfied with “Him”. We are still the same today. God wants all His single daughters to be fulfilled and satisfied in “Him,” but too often that is not the case. We (like our predecessors) desire that physical “king” versus the King of kings.

Sisters, my desire for you is that you grab the bull by the horns and have a wonderful ride. Enjoy every day to the best of your ability relishing in the fact that you’re grand because your Father says you are. That your singlehood is a position that God has placed you in, which makes it okay.
There is nothing wrong in desiring to be married one day, but there is a sin in it if it’s consuming you. It is sin if you desire being married more than you desire God and what He has for you. And I say that because anything we put before God is an “Idol” to us.

If you are going to participate in the Christmas holidays, then strive to find the joy of the Lord in all of it. If you are one who has backed off of all the hubbub of the world, that is fine too, but don’t let the true reason be because it makes you feel down and left out because you are not part a couple.

Often our quality of life has so much to do with our mindset and thought process, and once we start to bring those thoughts that exalt themselves above the Lord, under submission of Christ the Messiah, things really do start to look a whole lot better. It does take us being diligent about the fight to achieve this, but it is sooo worth it. So ladies, it’s time to say to yourself, “All I Want For Christmas Is YOU….and the “YOU” being God!



Love & Hugs
Ponnie

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