Ahh…….Finally! The time of year that you’ve been waiting for to finally feel cheerful and happy. 

It’s the Jingle bells and the Merry Christmas songs that play on the radio, the Christmas lights and decorations that light up the block, and all the Christmas trees that you can see through the windows. The only time of the year that people are jolly and generous. Everyone floods to the stores to buy gifts for those they love and even for those they can’t stand. 

Christmas has been a day that many people try to hide from the reality of their life. Pre -Christmas they are facing depression, incurable disease, financial hardships, a marriage that is falling apart, and a broken love life. However….Christmas comes around and it’s a day that people put on a mask and celebrate. 

They put on a new outfit, exchange gifts, sip on some egg nog and enjoy some of that ham and green bean casserole that was prepared along with the banquet of food for the family. Yet, deep down inside you know what tomorrow holds. The 26th of December life goes back to being miserable.

The norm is to say ‘Merry Christmas’ when in fact it’s a ‘Miserable Christmas’. Post- Christmas you go back to being depressed, suicidal, addicted, you are facing the same financial problems, you are lonely and devastated. 

God wants you to be happy 365 days a year. He wants you to have a blessed life, not just for an hour, a day or a week. You don’t need to anxiously wait for the next holiday season to hear ‘Merry Christmas’ in order to be happy in that moment. When the Spirit of God is in you, every day is Merry, every day you wake up and know what that day holds. You know what your future holds because God is inside of you and makes you happy and helps you to overcome your problems and accomplish your dreams. No one can give you that gift on Christmas. This gift is priceless, better than any other gift you could give or receive. It’s the gift of being happy and taking your life back. Being able to stand tall and know who lives inside of you.

Seek what’s important today. The Spirit of Jesus, who wants to live inside of you and give you total joy and happiness. Then it will be “Christmas” everyday!

May the God of the Bible bless all of you!

Bishop Bira Fonseca