{"id":17862,"date":"2025-12-22T18:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=17862"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:32:20","slug":"three-ways-christmas-joy-leads-to-your-dreams-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/three-ways-christmas-joy-leads-to-your-dreams-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways Christmas joy leads to your dreams in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Standing behind these ducks early yesterday morning, I was swept by a scene of Christmas joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-in-Dallas-Dec-2025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas joy in Dallas\" class=\"wp-image-17868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-in-Dallas-Dec-2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-in-Dallas-Dec-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-in-Dallas-Dec-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-in-Dallas-Dec-2025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Take the joy of Christmas into the dark places\/Steve Blaising\/Exall Lake\/Highland Park, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>God was there in all his morning glory, and I wanted to hear what he had to say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-1-rekindle-joy-by-getting-outside-daily\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">1. <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Rekindle joy by getting outside daily<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All the events of the first Christmas took place outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Angels appeared to the shepherds in the fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wise men were moved by a star.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone was outside.  Some working.  Some curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then something happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They encounter God becoming a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Omnipotence wrapped in swaddling clothes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This monarch of eternity arrives as a baby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.&#8221;<\/strong> John 1: 14<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What does that mean today?  I believe God comes to those who are curious, open, and listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">His works, power, and wonders are on display&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/grab-3-treats-for-a-magical-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">outside<\/a>&nbsp;every day<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"December morning Highland Park, TX\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1148654863?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"557\" height=\"990\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2-rekindle-joy-in-spiritual-growth\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2. <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Rekindle joy in spiritual growth<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, why do all of this decorating anyway? Why put up big red bows and lights? Why move all of the furniture around?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something has happened, and we must celebrate it. It&#8217;s something about a God who cares about us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cDo not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.\u201d<\/strong>  Luke 2: 10-12<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This eternal God enters the world as a baby &#8220;for all the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new age began with this baby. We find out that God is with us, for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when we open our lives to this Savior, something happens inside of us that benefits all of our dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we accept the gift of God&#8217;s Son, our emotional, mental, and physical health is <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/how-the-stable-people-at-the-first-christmas-stabilize-us-today\/#more-17713\">stabilized<\/a> by God&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the despair, frustration, and unexpected things that happen to us take a back seat to the power and presence of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that sets the table for pursuing your dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-roll-by-regrets\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">3. <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Roll by regrets<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to go forward always looking back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No attendees at the first Christmas stayed around in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jesus and family moved to Egypt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shepherds returned to the fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wise men &#8220;returned to their country by a different route.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They left behind <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/roll-by-regrets-in-two-simple-words\/#more-8359\" target=\"_blank\">their regrets<\/a>&nbsp;of the past&nbsp;<\/span>to experience the spectacular encounter at Bethlehem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then they moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching your dreams requires a willingness to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>seek the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/higher-power-reaching-out-to-save-you-every-day\/\">highest power<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>embrace change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>let go of regrets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>move forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What is your plan for 2026?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standing behind these ducks early yesterday morning, I was swept by a scene of Christmas joy. 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