Decorate me O, Lord...

So, today I've been considering Christmas decorations for the Student Ministries. I've scoured the church and invaded many secret hiding places and prop stashes looking for extra decorations. So far I have come up with nothing. But, I have not lost heart for I may just slyly "borrow" some from the Fellowship Hall :)

However, as I have been looking for decorations I got to thinking about the whole process. We decorate our homes, work places and churches to show forth our Christmas spirit. In some way we want to show off how beautiful this world could be and how beautiful we can be. This, no doubt, is not the full intention of many. In fact, most people decorate for no significant reason other than it's just what is done this time of year. Yet, this is not the case for my wife, she decorates out of sheer joy for the season - and for her Lord!

So, as I contemplated this I wondered, is my life decorated? Does my life resemble that amazingly luminescent house that everybody drives out of their way to preview? Or, am I that house that has no lights, no decor, nothing? Have I become so caught up in the ways of the world that I have quenched the Spirit and I have a few bulbs out?

All of this caused me to go to the throne of Grace and ask, "Decorate me O, Lord!"

Just something to think about.

For His Kingdom...