Christmas Without You
A few weeks ago, I posted a status saying it's been five years since I've been in love at Christmas. I went on to say that I'm willing to wait another five before I settle for anything less than what God has for me. So yes, it's been five years since I felt the warmth of someone else in the winter cold, exchanged gifts with anxious expectations with the man I love, put up and decorated the tree with bae, ate Christmas dinners with our families while discussing when the babies are coming. Yep, five years. Now do I miss those things? Of course and I would be lying my butt off if I pretended it doesn't bother me. Where do I find comfort and how do I not go into a deep depression? Well it's not easy, but it's possible.
It is true when they say we can't succeed in anything without the love of God. You can't, you just can't! When I'm out shopping and I see the happy couples, when I look around my empty nest and can’t hear the laughter of children, when my tree is up and my house smells like pine and it's cozy, but I'm snuggled by myself. It all can be a bother, but the grief is brief because I know prayer works. The key to prayer though is not to so much to put the pressure on God to speed the love process up, but to let Him you know you are available.
Those thoughts telling you, you need someone are of the flesh and you have to dismiss them if you are ever going to completely submit to God and be available to Him, and therefore available for anyone new in your life. If you know what it's like to be in love for the holidays, it means you have a memory and leave it just like that. Try your best not to long for the love you had, but pray to God to teach your heart how to be content until He presents new love.
I spend my time now enjoying the silence, the inner peace, blogging, making bigger goals for my life. Christmas and other holidays, I spend that time among friends and families, laughing and joking and just enjoying the moment. God has made provisions for such a time as this (Esther 4:14), so please don’t believe that you have to spend your holidays alone or be depressed by your current season. There are classmates, co-workers, and acquaintances that you have no idea about waiting to befriend you. Show yourself friendly and make the best of this time!
Happy Holidays and God bless you!
***Announcement***
~Christmas is coming and I am praying that you all remain safe and have a wonderful holiday!
~ 2023 has a lot to offer us all and I am anticipating great things for myself as well as you!
~ If you are not already, follow me on facebook at "Shatara S. Clark" or twitter at "mstytalks" or Instagram "mstytalks" I look forward to seeing you there, and I will follow you back!
God loves you, and so do I!
Tytalks