Deck the Halls

   Deck the Halls is about decorating for Christmas. The song talks about being jolly and merry. Some people love decorating for Christmas, others tolerate it, and some just don’t like it period. I enjoy decorating for the most part. However, sometimes it can be a pain. Sometimes it just becomes something else I need to add to my list. Sometimes it just makes my family argue instead of focus on how lucky we are to have each other. What does the Bible say about how we are to feel about decorating?

   The Bible doesn’t specifically say anything about decorating for Christmas, or even Christmas in general. However, it does talk about how we are to do tasks in our everyday lives. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says: “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

   When we get the lights out and they are all tangled it gives us a headache, is our attitude showing that we are doing this to reflect God’s glory? When the mixer and oven both are not working when we are making Christmas cookies, is our attitude showing that we are doing this to reflect God’s glory? When the tape isn’t cooperating when we are wrapping presents, is our attitude showing that we are doing this to reflect God’s glory?

   It’s not always easy to have a good attitude when things are not going the way you expect. If we don’t have a good attitude then we won’t be reflecting God’s glory. This Christmas I encourage you to remember that when you are decking your halls that you are not just doing it to make it look nice or have fun, you are doing that to reflect God’s glory.

   Deck the Halls by Reliant K (video here).

   Image from here.