Let it begin!! Today's task is to leave a special note for someone to find. It can be a hand written note, a drawing of Christmas, or you can use this Cheerful Note our family used. We decided to print out several and conspicuously leave them on cars in well lit parking lots, but you can certainly decide to leave it for a special someone you know, on a neighbor's door, or on someone's desk. We included the information for the advent on our note, so if anyone else along the way wants to jump in on the fun, or post about how they were blessed, they can use the hashtag!
Today's scripture is Luke 2:21-40 to read and talk about as a family as we begin this 25 day journey of reigniting the reality of this season! In our reading we especially rejoiced in the knowing of verses 30-32 that say: "I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel". Doesn't that just bring peace to your soul? There is a Savior, who brought salvation for all people!
My prayer for the duration of this advent is that you and your family would have another reason to discuss how great our God is, or rediscover how overwhelming His love is for you. I pray that you will be blessed and be able to be used as a vessel for the working of the Kingdom. In addition, my prayer is that we can bring joy and light to those around us by initiating a smile or a leap of joy wherever this journey may take us.
Here are just a few pictures of us distributing our notes! What joy we found knowing that someone would walk out to their car, maybe after a day at work, or on their way to work, or just a quick drive over to the grocery store, and find a cheerful note waiting to greet them! We prayed for each person that would find the note and had so much fun deciding who (or what car) would be blessed.... wondering, who will it be? How will they react? Will it be blown away in the wind before it is found and end up in someone else's hands that needed it more? Oh how I love the mysteries of God and how he includes us!!
Ok everyone! Your turn! Have fun being a blessing today! I can't wait to see all your #CheerfulDecember posts!
I'm so excited to follow this blog, Chelsea! Christmas isn't just a day - it's an all year long ":attitude"! Because of this unimaginable gift we received from Him, it's only natural to want to share it, but sometimes we just need a little push! Thanks for doing this and giving us creative ideas....I look forward to all of them!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your support! It's true; He has given us so much, so it's so fulfilling to give back and share His love with others. I'm glad you are excited and I hope you find joy in completing the task and reading the scriptures each day!
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