Everyone is wishing each other merry Christmas and a happy new year. Even banks and clothing stores are doing it nowadays with a general text message. When your birthday arrives, good wishes abound as well. But has anyone ever followed up two weeks after their good wishes and asked whether they are becoming a reality? Have you discovered the true joy of the Child in the Manger like every text message wished you? Has anyone who wished you a happy new year send a message that they’re still praying for those wishes to come true in your life?
When parents tell their working or studying children something like: “Drive safe,” they phone later or send a message enquiring about their child’s safety. Meaning, they follow up their good wishes with good deeds. But this applies to almost no one who wishes each other things like: “May all your dreams come true in the new year.” Wait, I’m not saying that it’s hypocritical to share such wishes. It’s a really nice custom! What I’m saying is that we as followers of the Lord should take these wishes serious enough to follow up with further caring words and acts. Don’t wait for others to do it to you first. Follow Jesus’ Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12. Do first to others what you would like them do to you! Just think how you will take the wind from people’s sails if you give them a follow up call or message here in the second week of 2012 to see if the wishes you prayed down over them are starting to happen. Or if you repeat those very wishes and ensure them that you will regularly ask the Lord to make them a reality.
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