All I Want For Christmas Is...

No I am not talking about the famous seasonal tune or alluding to Mariah.

And I am not giving you a vague Christmas present request hidden behind some clumsy words.

I have had the honour of being there for many people as they have faced difficult and challenging moments in life. My hope was that I could just help them in some way as they navigated those moments.

As I reflected on the idea / title of this simple thought, I immediately thought of one special gentleman.

This poor man was diagnosed and struck down with an aggressive form of cancer. And I had the privilege of spending a lot of time with him on his difficult journey.

Obviously we all hoped he would win the battle against this horrible disease, but this was not to be, and we all had to face the reality that his life would end.

From that moment on he regularly asked me for prayer for one specific thing. Peace.

Whenever he requested it I simply placed a hand on him and prayed God would give him peace.

And every single time he would tell me that something special happened. 

Whenever he was struggling with his thoughts or the pain, something happened inside him, the peace he longed for would come. His continence would change, his voice, his state of being.

It was amazing and special. Super hard to explain except I believed God did something for him.

You may not be facing a terminal diagnosis today, but maybe you are facing a struggle or a challenge that is beyond your ability to handle in your own strength this Christmas.

And maybe all you want for Christmas this year is peace?

At what we would consider the very first Christmas, it is recorded that angels appeared to some shepherds announcing, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests". 

It was a time of prophetic fulfilment as someone else many years before this is recorded as saying "For to us a child is born... and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace".

If this strikes a nerve for you, that supernatural peace would make a difference for you, then my hope and prayer for you this Christmas is that you would experience His peace.

Ask God from your heart to give you peace.

Let Him come into your life in a truly special and unique way.

Something to think about...this Christmas.