Amber Thiessen
Dec 3, 20212 min
Happy Friday!
It's December! The Christmas break is coming! It's a time I'm very much looking forward to after a really busy semester. Rest from coursework and routines, time to chill and gather and eat a lot of snacks.
As we've been making plans, I start to realize how loosely we need to hold them. One person gets a cough and it all falls to a standstill. It's a reminder to me how tightly we can hold onto the things of this world and how quickly they can fail us. Only when we realize this can we see the treasure of our hope in Christ and the assurance we have in Him. His steadfast faithfulness, His unchanging nature and His sovereign plan unfolding, even now.
That's really what this season is about anyway, right?
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