God is okay with our limitations

There’s a lot of pressure to have the “perfect” holiday season; Christians even argue over how to have the perfect Spiritually aware season.  But God doesn’t carry the burden of those expectations around with him, demanding that we straighten up and fly right.  It’s okay with God that we walk with a limp, that we have limitations, AND he continues to give us opportunities to realize that this is true. 

So.  As you wrap those presents and stuff that Christmas goose, maybe take some time to admit your own limitations.  Do you care more about your clean floors than choosing to have friends and family over?  Hospitality is messy and lots of work!  Do you care more about what you receive than what you give to others?  Are you so concerned with appearances that you are willing to bust your budget for a couple hours of gluttonous giving?  Willing to eat your way into a diabetic coma without regard for your health? 

Sometimes when we do not know that we know that we know that we have God’s blessing, we get all confused and start looking for it in all the wrong people and places.  This holiday, what if we start with a commitment to remember that we ALL walk with a limp?