Candy Canes and Sleigh Bells

What is Christmas actually?

I am home now after a nice long drive to Beaumont with Kent, we are sitting outside of my brother's house due to their unatural sleeping habits on the couch in the living room.  We didn't want to disturb so we decided to go outside and hang out in the car!  They will wake up and wonder where we are and think it's quite odd that we are in the car, but that is fine!

Back to the questions previously stated.  What is CHRISTMAS?!  When did it become all about santa, reindeer, and what not?  When did it lose it's religious origin?  When did we lose the CHRISTmas in christmas?

I watch a very awesome movie today, basically bringing the nativity scene to life, bringing alot of what happened to the big screen.  It was completely moving and uplifting to see what was portrayed as our Lord and Savior in a completely humbled environment as a human infant.  In a manger in a cattle barn made out of rocks.  It was awesome to see how God works in such awesome and amazing ways!  

The question didn't arise from that but as soon as we turned the movie off the 'history' channel came on and we started watching a documentary over santa clause, and christmas trees and just a spectacle of nonsense that I remember being raised in and being fascinated with.  It was a bit disturbing to know that my glutenous and selfish desires are often fed by this holiday now, sense it is what it is made of.  I love christmas don't get me wrong, but I am now wondering where does CHRIST come into play?  When am I going to see him sat back where He belongs, at the center of this Holiday.  This season that was brought about because, He was born, for us.

He was born to take the sin of the world, so that we, (the people who are making this to be a 'idolic' holiday full of selfishness and wants) may live a life free of sin, and have the opportunity to have eternal life with Him in heaven.

Just some random things that were going through my mind for the evening.

Please everyone have a spectacular CHRISTmas.  
Remember, the very cliche saying, He is the reason for the season.

Josh