Something that greatly troubled me when I signed onto facebook today was seeing a number of people posting pictures of what they received for Christmas. I can understand posting a pic of something silly, like a gag gift that mom or dad purchased for you, but when you're posting pictures of expensive merchandise on social media sites for your friends to see, who cares? Call me crazy, but I thought once we graduated high school, we gave up the infatuation with "presents."
Then again, we live in an age where people are so fixated on the exterior; we all put on facades, hoping to display to the world that that our lives are darn near perfect; that happiness never departs from us; and that we've all got it figured out. The reality is these things couldn't be farther from the truth. The only One who has it together is our Creator.
I think the reason all this picture posting especially troubled me was the fact that today is the day we're supposed to be celebrating the birth of Christ! But instead, Christmas has become a holiday of the glorification of mass accumulation. People are more interested in the giving and receiving of gifts than they are of the giving and receiving of heart. Instead of becoming fixated on who receives the most presents, we should be focused on who can shower grandma and grandpa with the most hugs and kisses.
Christmas is about faith, family, friends, and making memories.
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
--C.S. Lewis
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