Celebrating the Light of ChristmasSample

When Others Let You Down

As you’re making plans this Christmas, you’re likely filling out Christmas cards, inviting people to dinner, and purchasing gifts. It’s a time when you may think about or see family members you haven’t seen in some time and reflect on those relationships—good or bad. Perhaps it has even raised memories of times when others let you down.

Sometimes, we’re hindered in our ability to love others because we don’t feel loved ourselves. We may have felt betrayed or rejected at a young age by those who should have loved us most. So, instead of loving people as we know we ought to, we push them away to protect ourselves from being hurt again.

The only way to overcome this hurdle is by daring to believe God’s love for you enough to sweep away the pain of the past. He accepts and cherishes you when others reject you. If you’ll dare to trust His love, you’ll find empty places filled up to overflowing in your life. You’ll feel so loved and cherished, you won’t be able to help but love others fully.

That’s what Christmas is all about—receiving the unmatched love of God through the sending of His only Son, Jesus, to take away our sin and pain, and bring us into eternal fellowship with Him.

If you have a history of being rejected and disappointed by others, don’t let history repeat itself. Don’t let your past become your future. This Christmas, find out what the Bible says about God’s love. If you’ll dare to believe it, your world will begin to change in a wonderful way. Before long, you’ll not only see His love on the pages of your Bible, you’ll see it around you every day of your life.