When times are good in your life, friends abound. Everyone wants to hang out with a happy person, and people will gravitate towards you. When times get a little harder, the friends thin out. When we’re sad, people sometimes feel awkward and don’t know how to act, so they stay away. It doesn’t necessarily mean those people are bad people, they just don’t know what to say.
While we as Christians are fortunate enough to know that the Holy Spirit remains with us when we are glad or sad, others do not. Even when we know the Holy Spirit is here, sad times can be a little rocky. We may think of the holidays as a time of cheer, but for many, it’s a time of sadness. They remember the loved ones that are no longer with them, or perhaps something bad happened in their life at Christmas, and the holidays bring back those memories.
Take some time out of your holiday cheer to love on those around you who aren’t cheerful. This doesn’t mean force them into happiness, but be there for them in where they are.
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35
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