The Christmas Craze.

Does anyone else feel like Christmas is coming a lot earlier than normal this year? I walked into a store in early October, and they already had everything Christmas out and ready to sell. Allow me to repeat, early October, like the first week. When I was little, I didn't  even know what I wanted to be for Halloween yet in the first week of October, let alone started thinking about Christmas. 

Don't get me wrong; I love Christmas, everything about it. I love Decorating the tree, being with family, and most certainly celebrating the birth of our Savior. 

If you would like to start listening to Christmas music or put up your tree in October, go for it. 

But think about it, what has our society really turned Christmas into? Why are stores putting merchandise up so early? 

Whenever I see the Christmas adds on TV or in the paper, ( yes, my house still gets the newspaper:) Most of the time all I see is " If your kids get this, this will make them happy." 

The other day, I heard one that said, " look at this family! they are so happy! why? because they just got a flat screen TV!" stop a second. Think about that.

Our world is full of " if you just get this one thing, you will be so happy." 

Ladies and Gentleman, we are being lied to. Maybe if we get the new Iphone 6, we will be happy, but how long will the happiness last? a few days? weeks? or maybe just until an newer, cooler phone comes out. 

Now, I love the giving part of Christmas, I am by no means saying I think that we should stop giving presents, not at all. Just that the real meaning of Christmas has somehow been lost in our Society. I hope this post helped you remember. 

God, sent his son to earth, to die for us, to die for you. We celebrate his birth on December 25th, and call it Christmas. 

" For unto us a child is born,to us a son i given." ( Isaiah 9:6a) 

Merry Christmas everyone!