With the Christmas season upon us it's come to my attention, that America is consumed with consumerism. It's sad really, black friday started earlier than ever this year. Some stores opened up shortly after many families finished up Thanksgiving dinner, did the dishes, and bundled up to go find the best deals. Other stores opened up right at 12am friday morning, others at 3am, and yet others at 4 and 5am. People were lined up in hours in freezing temperatures, long lines, and complaining people just to find THE perfect deal or THE perfect gift for someone. America is so consumed in material things that people tend to forget that Christmas isn't about the best or most expensive gift, it's about family, Christ, and celebrating the blessings and the goodness in your life.
People lose the real meaning of Christmas behind all the sales and gifts that they think make up the holiday. American's spend close to 4.2 BILLION dollars on Christmas a year. What if we took that 4.2 billion dollars and instead of buying the biggest, the best, the most of everything this year, we took that money and put it into feeding those that are without, clothing those without, making sure that those without a home have a place to celebrate this year, and making sure that we don't lose the sight of what's really important, Christ. I'm pretty sure God wasn't mad when his alarm clock didn't go off at the obscene hour of 3am to go find that perfect deal. Let's not forget what Christmas is really about.
http://adventconspiracy.org/
let's try and follow their lead this Christmas Season.
Merry Christmas everyone! (:
