BEING HAPPY DURING CHRISTMAS DESPITE THE PRESENCE & PRESENTS

Tis the season to be happy, depressed, happily engaged, traveling, setting the table for in-laws and more! Many of you know that I’m not dating & haven’t been for the past few months...

I started to write this blog post in December 2014 but didn’t finish it. But I wanted to share the goodness of God and how He works.

During Christmas time is when you want to be around family & loved ones whether that’s attending Christmas parties, out shopping, gathering together to eat with family, with a significant other to see the lights etc. I didn’t have any of that and I was content with that! If this was last year & and I was home not doing anything I would feel a certain type of way.

This past Christmas I wasn’t able to spend it with family, but I did get to go over a close friend’s to eat. This was definitely something new and different for me.

But God assured me I would be okay and not every holiday would be like this. See, sometimes you have to endure certain things not because you’re being punished but because of where God is going to take you or what you may face next, and your strength is relying on it. At the time I didn’t know this, but I knew it would be okay

The main part I want to share is that I was not only content but I felt peace over my life. I wasn’t sad, I wasn’t mad or anything. I saw people posting things on Instagram, Facebook etc. but it didn’t move me! I was happy for others and I was okay with where God had positioned me because I knew where He would be taking me in 2015.

Family means the most to me and I have a very small family (on my mother’s side) and my friends are my family as well so their presence is everything to me. Between me and my friends we live a gap away from each other or they are married, engaged and their own families to spend time with, so their time is limited.

Lol, let me show you how God does things. The end of 2013 many thought I would be the one that would be married, that ended abruptly by infidelity on my ex part, but listen, as things started to move on behalf of my friends (marriage and new jobs), I was still happy for them.

Hang in there! Here on out I’m not moving or doing anything until God tells me to. I want God’s best in a career, husband, spiritually, friendships, life etc. What does that mean? seekign His face, working toward having an active and healthy relationship with Him. If my relationship with Him isn't in order (on my part because He's a perfect God) then how can I want a success marriage with a Godly man if I don't know who God is for myself?

I hope this encouraged someone or just gave a little insight of life of another & that you're not alone in whatever you're dealing with.

#christmas #relationship #love