May each of us please take a moment to examine ourselves:
"Do I fall in with the lies and abundant, busy activities of this world during this season?"
Matthew 6:21 (NKJV)
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Every year (starting in October and ending in January of the new year), the enemy of our soul makes elaborate plans to distract us from our true purposes in this life. Please refuse the invitation to pursue the things of this world.
1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
This is the season when he uses our busy work and social obligations to draw us way off course. He plans these strategic attacks now because he knows we won't be vigilant. The worse damage is done to our relationship with God and our lamps become very close to going out!
Let us please put Jesus in number one position in our priorities and, with the time left over, take care of the basics: for we do not know the hour when Jesus will come!
Matthew 24:50 (NKJV)
50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
Let us each be watchful and continue on being about our Father's business!
Anna