Glorious Interuption

I cannot believe Christmas is here! It seems as though Christmas '07 was just six months ago. Time really is flying by.

This year, I feel like I've looked at Christmas with all-new eyes. Trying to get pregnant has opened my eyes even more to the miracle of life. Babies are such a miracle! No doubt, Jesus' conception is unlike any other, but still -- babies are seriously a miracle!

On the weekend of December 17th, we spent the weekend with our friends, Denny and Ashly. The weekend included attending MarriedLife Live at their church, North Point Community Church. I love this ministry! It's always fun to go their events and I always leave with a new challenge from the Lord.

This time wasn't any different. In fact, the Lord really met me there. (If you have twenty minutes, view the message on website.) The message was totally centered around the glorious interruption of Jesus' life on Mary, Joseph, God, and ultimately, us. They kept coming back to the point, "Do you realize that God gave up His baby boy...His baby, so that we could be called His sons and daughters?" He gave up His only Son, so that I might have the hope of eternal life!

It is so vital to remember this monumental detail of Christmas!

I have to admit, I fell prey last Christmas to the "well, next year we'll have a baby...", "well, next year I'll be pregnant..." thoughts. Such dangerous territory! Obviously, we don't have a baby nor are we expecting one. What's even harder, we've just learned that as of January 15, 2009, our insurance is no longer being accepted by the new doctor we've been seeing. He is part of the WellStar Health System and they no longer accept our insurance. Sigh! Back to square one trying to find a doctor within Northside that contracts with our insurance. Just when it seems like we're making progress, we're right back where we started.

So, I want to leave you with two things I'm challenging myself with this Christmas and into 2009. Maybe you would also consider these challenges for yourself.

What is that area in my life that God wants to gloriously interrupt?

As His disciple, will I allow Him open access to my life, my plans, my desires to gloriously interrupt as He so chooses? If so, how long until I release the grip and fully surrender?

Listen to this song.



Father, thank You for the gift of your sweet, perfect baby boy so that I could be called a daughter of the King! I can't grasp a love like that. I wish I could. It would probably, definitely make disappointments so much easier. If I knew the feeling of having my own baby, I could not give him up for sinners like me. Thank you that Your ways are not my ways. Help me to understand the heights and depths of this love. Thank You that I have an unfailing, eternal hope of salvation in Your work on the cross. Thank You that You are with us every step of the way. My life and the circumstances, the hurts, the desires are not a surprise to You. 'Become all that we know. Become all that we need. You are our only hope. You are our everything. So, draw us ever close. Show us Who You are!' The need is great, but You are greater and You have not abandoned me. My Savior, my Redeemer, Light of the world. What wondrous love is this! Even still, release my grip. One moment at a time, help me to die to self and see only Your plans, not my own. Oh God, surrendering is hard. Show me how. 'How precious is the life You will give up, to be part of us.'