BIG THOUGHT: If we’re not fully focused on Jesus, it is easy to let cause us to miss out on Christmas.
1. Even if we have disappointment, we can still be .
Micah 6:8 (NIV) – He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
2. We cannot allow our disappointment to damage our in the Lord.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) – Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
a. To trust the Lord enough to
b. To trust the Lord enough to be .
c. To trust the Lord enough to He will do things in us and through us that only He can do.
3. If we keep our disappointment in check, we can have an in the Gospel.
a. From to .
Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV) – The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
b. From to .
c. From a seemingly random and mundane to one filled with .
Psalm 57:2 (ESV) – I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
Psalm 138:8a (ESV) – The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Proverbs 16:4 (ESV) – The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
d. From shame and disgrace to the hope of , and reconciliation.