Renee Blare Christian Author

This unique day of international celebration called Christmas is about one subject— one thing if you will. Not decorations, candies, or who has the most presents from Santa under the tree…

This morning, on December 25th around the world, whether you acknowledge or believe in Him or if it happened on this particular day, during this season, or at all, is the day human beings of the planet Earth celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, resurrected Messiah and Savior of the World.

His Word, otherwise known as the Holy Bible, is the most widely produced, sold, and read book as humans continue to search for knowledge and a relationship of and with this Jesus.

Christians, those who follow Jesus sand spread His teachings to others continue to suffer and die in this world today as they did on the day of His death. Why? For merely believing and professing His Name as God and for not renouncing their faith in Him.

We also stare self-righteously down at those who we deem unworthy to look much less touch the hem of our “church” robes. After all, we are clean. We are forgiven in the eyes of God. Our weekly charity and attendance…prayers and praise absolve us of unnecessary effort such as kindness and mercy on Facebook and Twitter especially during the (shhhh now***) political season.

However, in the still of night, when it is only the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and me lying awake in the dark, I have no satisfaction popping up my sinful behavior, merely shame. I think on the words which can’t be retracted and thoughts that cannot shelved. The bitterness and vicious feelings toward perfect strangers which raged within me and were allowed to be driven by other strangers due to lack of self-control.

Sins which I allowed to happen—many children of God allowed to happen over and over again during a season of supposedly Thanksgiving and Holiday cheer?

My life as a Christian and its witness to others the last several months has been blasphemous and has been thoroughly abhorrent. Now, like all of you as my friends, family, and followers in the past am now aware of the sinfulness of my actions no matter the reasons.

God has revealed many things to me over the last few months and shall continue to do so and I am immeasurably grateful. But those of you who saw my behavior, listened and read my words, and witnessed so much, please know, you were never the targets and didn’t deserve any of it. I regret it all and am terribly sorry.

Please forgive me and know the Lord Jesus is in now control of my mind, body, and soul including my tongue.

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It’s back to the Word for me. Square one as they say. Do as He says and what He does. That’s what I’m back to doing.

1. The first item on my agenda? I’m brushing the dust from my feet and moving on from those who reject me and what the Lord says I or they should do. I will never stop loving and praying for those who do such, but Jesus is very clear about this instruction.

2. The second? Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice. In good days, bad days. Prosperous or not. Alongside friends or facing enemies… amidst healthy times or in sick, I will rejoice.

3. And the third but definitely not last? Forgive all transgressions. Keep learning through it all. And never, ever give up.

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We begin this Christmas with a new slate. I’ve forgiven all. I’ve asked for forgiveness. The Lord has forgiven me, and I pray for all that He can encourage you to experience the freedom— the change, I feel right now.

The soles of my shoes remain sparkling clean, and although I will miss those I left behind, the Holy Spirit comforts me every day. The pain of bygones is much less than rejection, use, abuse, mockery, and manipulation. I am sure many people understand exactly what I am saying.

God has promised next year will be a better year for all of us although I have no ideas as to how or why. He presses me to pray with all of my soul, to read and follow His teachings, and rely on Him. So, that is what I will do.

I miss old friends, yes. But I love this life and adore my Lord. God is good — All the time.

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What lies ahead for me? My home and my family. It remains cold in Wyoming. A heavy mist hovers over the hills with water buckets freezing by nightfall. But who knows, we may manage a white Christmas before the sun breaks the mountaintops.

I can only end with this after much prayer and reflection this early Christmas morning:

Please ask for forgiveness from the Lord and all others you may have sinned against before reading and accepting my Christmas blessing this year. I love every one of you and forgive all unintended and/or intended transgressions toward me or my family.

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Merry Christmas, dear Christian friends, may the Lord keep you and bless you. I can think of no better way to reward you, my friends, than by asking the Lord Almighty to bless you with the same thoughts, prayers, words, and wishes for the many others, Christian and non-Christian-alike, which you have said, done, made, or had over the last year.

I know this is an unorthodox desire for my fellow friends but if I explain a little, it will make it understandable. Believe me, I have thought long and hard about it.

Friends, our current society and THE CHURCH, this world and its people now stand at the precipice.

We are literally knocking on heaven’s door.

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Is the Book of Revelation unfolding as we speak? If so, where are the angels, the demons? Have the horsemen been unleashed yet? How many? Has the rapture taken place yet? If not, when will it happen?

Have you read Revelation? If you haven’t, maybe you should and not as a symbolic representation of this or that but simply read it, no helps, no guides. Just you with the Lord to guide you— and a good study Bible with cross referencing (the author uses many Old Testament passages in the Book.)

The climate of the world whether it be political, geographical, social, and so on and so forth is right on time with this artistic symphony written so many years ago by our Lord.

Now we can continue to act like the Israelites of old by burying our heads in the sand, or we can get ready, learn to play an instrument or two, and sound out His warning. But behaving like spoiled little kids and fighting it out on the playground at recess is not how we do it. So that’s why I am praying and saying what I am.

It’s time to wake up and act like Jesus, NOT Lot’s wife and get turned to stone looking back. Unless that is, you intend or WANT to die looking in the rearview mirror.

I’ll let you think about that for awhile…

Anyway… I do love you. May God bless each and every one of you to infinity and beyond.

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Until next time,

Merry Christmas

In Christ always,

Renee Blare

P.S. Oh, by the way, and all the time — God is good!