Merry Christmas, lovelies!

I'm sure you've heard it many times, but in "Christmas" is the word "Christ." Christmas. Christ is at the center of this holiday, and no matter how much this culture tries to deny that, whether by saying some other greeting without His name in it, or insisting this holiday is just about giving or love, it all comes back to Christ.

No matter how much the world tries, it can't get rid of Christ. Especially not at Christmas.

Some people say Christmas is all about love. Well, it is! It's about God showing us His perfect love though Jesus, and then Jesus showing us His perfect love to God and also to us by obeying His Father.

Others saying Christmas is about giving. God gave Jesus to us and we celebrate His earthly birth. That is why we give gifts at Christmas - to remember the ultimate gift God gave to us.

See, even though people try to take away Christ from Christmas, they still grab parts of the truth and part of His actions. Just as Christ is at the center of "Merry Christmas," so should Christ be in the center of your heart - this year and always.

Quick shoutout to my amazing guest writers, Drew, Emma, Gabriel Brown, Gloria Kluth and Leanne Zuiderveen. Couldn't have done this series without you guys, so thank you for all the time and effort you threw into your beautiful posts. You. Are. Awesome!

Lastly, thank YOU, my readers, for sticking around and reading my blog. Hope you have a fabulous holiday celebrating the birth of our amazing Savior. May God bless you with the incredible joy that comes with knowing the truth about Christ - His perfect love, example and sacrifice given to us so we could become sons of God. Merry Christmas.

© The SoCal Gal

As Christians, we should feel the most joy of all. After all, we personally know how Christ's birth has affected us. It gives us a reason to live in these dark times, brings us joy in troubled times, redeems us from sin's punishment, and ultimately united us with God. We should spread that joy, not only in this season, but always. It should be on our faces, in our thoughts, and in our words. This joy that God gave us? It should be infectious! Think of it this way: when was the last time your whole family was sick? Honestly, everyone in my family right now is either recovering or still sick. The first person who got it first spread that sickness pretty fast. And you could tell she was sick by her sagging face, her mumbly words, and her sluggish pace. It was evident she was sick, and it ended up spreading to everyone. Okay...not exactly the same tone as that, but we should be spreading the joy of Christmas like that as well. It should be in our hearts, in our thoughts, influencing our actions and words, and lighting up our lives. We should do it because we want to spread the joy, and because Jesus wants us to do so. Dare to infect the people around you with the joy of Jesus!