Where are you, Christmas?

WHERE IS THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT?! Like no joke, today I was listening to Air1, and NO Christmas music! I literally could play 5 days worth of Christian Christmas music on my ipod, but nope, nothing!! There also isn't a lot of Christmas movies either :/ I mean, right now on abcfamily, they are playing Toy Story. Toy Story?? Really? Don't get me wrong, I love Toy Story, but I could watch that any time during the year. They have been playing Christmas movies since wednesday!!

Where has Christmas gone? Do people just think of it as a day of gifts? I mean, is Christmas coming so fast, that people are so slow, that they can't catch up? It feels like people are now like the Who's of Christmas, being blinded for what is right in front of them (speaking of the Grinch, that is pretty much the only movie they play over and over again on abcfamily.) I remember last year it being MUCH better than this.. :/

I mean, I haven't even seen advertisements for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. That's one of my favorites (on tv, without the language) and nothing! Hey, lets watch Santa buddies instead where dogs can talk AND fly! Oh wow! abcfamily really needs to change their choice of Christmas movies this year..

If things are worse than that, I feel like Charlie Brown because I'm just depressed and I don't know why. People have Christmas all wrong.. I'm sorry that this is going from one subject to another, but I have two things on my mind. What is wrong with Christmas this year, and what is wrong with the spirit of Christmas this year..

What's wrong with Christmas this year is that it is just coming so fast, and it just seems like people are just making it another holiday to get through. They have it all wrong.. In December, I think it's literally impossible for someone to go and not spend 100 dollars at Wal-mart. It's depressing! Sure gifts are great and all, to see people's faces when them get them, but it just seems like that's what it's always about nowadays.. :(

What to do? I have no clue! I'm writing a song right now, here are the words so far:

"What's wrong with Christmas?
It's finally here, at last
It gets worse every year
It feels like Christmas, yet again, has passed"

Time is of the essence?

Time. That's what a day consists of! 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds, whatever you prefer. How do you spend this so called "time" in your day? Facebooking until there is no tomorrow? Texting or talking on the phone (or both at the same time!)? It seems like the more things come out in today's world, and what the world has to offer, the less time people have for God every day of their lives. I find it very hard to read the Word lately, and to pray. I dislike saying it, I really really do, but for some reason, even if I have absolutely nothing to do on this earth, I still try to find something to do, when I could be reading God's word! I think a main reason why a lot of people would have trouble, is because of God's voice and presence in his or her life. I mean, on Facebook, you can pretty much talk to hundreds and hundreds of friends, just by clicking one single button. It is all fast and quick, and people just live on their days without even spending five minutes alone with God.

People may wonder "What does God's voice sound like" or "How can I know that He is actually there?" Well, I know it can be tough talking to God, especially if you don't get an answer. You wait and wait, and nothing at all! You might just want to give up, but let me tell you, NEVER give up hope. God's voice is very troubling, because you don't know if it is your own voice telling you, or what? Well, let me tell you that God's voice is kind of like your own voice, or a best friend's voice. It's right there, and always will be! God wants to hear from you, all the time! Even though He knows what you're going to say, He is always waiting. He definantly wins the "Bestest Friend in the Whole Galaxy" award. Now, another way to hear His voice, is by, funny enough, listening! It might sound dumb, but with technology and everything nowadays, it's always "Now! *poof!* now! *poof*" and people get things like *snap* <-- that! People are quickly losing their patience. Maybe try this one day: Go in your room one day.. turn off your phone.. close the laptop.. read His Word.. and just listen.. Listen to what He has to say, and apply it to your every day life. Then, God's voice seems to be easier to hear! Am I right?

Now, knowing that God is actually there, is like pretty much what frogs do every day (except for the handicapped, paralyzed, or disected ones) taking a leap! Except for this step, any person (or frog) can do: A leap of faith! You have got to believe that God's word is true, and that He created the earth, He sent His son to die on our ugly, broken, shattered world, and save our sins. People nowadays don't care! This world is full of sin, like in Noah's time, where people don't care about God, it's me, me, me! Well, I guess when they get to heaven, they will be judged for what they have (and have not) done.

So what is time? Something that we should thank the Lord for. He has given us time to live, time to reach out to others, and time to fellowship with other believers, but God did not give us time, to waste! Time is of the essence! :D

Sincerely,
Canaan