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First Step to a Stress-Free Christmas – Refocus on Rest
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First Step to a Stress-Free Christmas – Refocus on Rest

November 26, 2012
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Posted by Cindi

Blog quote -restAre you one of those women who gets stressed out at Christmastime? If so, you’re not alone.

But regardless of the reasons we might dread the approaching holidays, I want to help you see this time of year as an extra special time of making memories with your Maker.

Over the next four weeks, I want to help you plan for a stress-free Christmas. I want to help you refocus your heart and mind so that you will anticipate the holidays with a quiet heart, and get through them feeling recharged, refreshed and refueled.

The first step to a stress-free Christmas is to refocus on rest.

Rather than thinking of all you have to do this season, can you consciously slow down long enough to remember why (if there is a reason) everything needs to get done? Christmas was never meant to be a time of busyness, stress, long lines, packed to-do lists and running around like crazy trying to get it all done. Rather, it is a time to slow down and reflect on the greatest gift that we have received — the gift of a Savior, to a world that was previously without hope.

The Bible instructs us in Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” That verse, in context, was a reminder to God’s people that in the true knowledge of God and His deliverance there is peace, in contrast to the troubled nations that didn’t know God or His deliverance. If you and I know God — and His deliverance through His Son, Jesus — we can know peace in a way that the rest of the world can’t imagine. And that peace is a quiet confidence that whether or not things get done, God is in control. Whether or not a situation turns out the way I want, God is in control.

In the New American Standard Bible, that verse reads “Cease striving and know that I am God.”

Can you and I “cease striving” to do all we think we must do and remember that simply knowing God (and the fact that He has delivered us from the punishment of our sin) amounts to peace and rest? To rest is to trust Him in all things. And to trust Him in all things is to rest.

You can live differently this holiday season if you truly know the Source of Peace.

Enter the month of December with a quiet heart that slows down to remember what matters the most. And in doing so, you will be showing others what it means to trust — and to rest.

November 26, 2012
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Cindi
Cindi McMenamin is an award-winning author and national speaker who helps women find strength for the soul. She has nearly 35 years experience ministering to women and inspiring them to let God meet their emotional needs, grow stronger through their alone times, and pursue their dreams with boldness.
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  1. Nicole Blean
    November 26, 2012 @ 7:03 pm
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    What a lovely reminder that we already have the best gift in Christ and we just need to slow down and enjoy it during the holidays! Thanks, Cindi!

  2. Theresa Nadzam
    November 27, 2012 @ 5:10 am
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    Thank you, Cindi! You have helped me to throw away the guilt that goes along with the decision not to be Wonder Woman this year. I am going to enjoy the season more. Merry Christmas!

    • StrengthSoul
      November 27, 2012 @ 7:53 am
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      Yes, Theresa. No more guilt about not being Wonder Woman!! Enjoy the rest. : )

  3. Karen Wilser-Sincerbeaux
    December 8, 2012 @ 8:36 pm
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    I am choosing “peace” this season, knowing that I am fully loved and held by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

    • StrengthSoul
      December 8, 2012 @ 8:37 pm
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      Thank you, Karen. “Choosing peace” is a great way to put it. Blessings this Christmas season.

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