How Christmas Can Lead You to Spiritual Growth: 19 of the Best Christian Christmas Posts

Do you think that Christmas can lead you to spiritual growth? Here’s how the Advent season can help you thrive in Christ. Plus 19 of the best Christian Christmas posts by the Blogger Voices Network!


Hey friend! I have a question for you: 

Do you think that Christmas can lead us to spiritual growth?

Part of my preparations for Christmas include going through the house and purging. Now is a great time of year since new items will be given to us during the Christmas season. 

Then there’s sorting the piles of toys, clothes, etc. A few ladies from church will be getting certain items, some might be sold, and the rest donated to a couple different organizations that support the poor. Anything broken or with holes gets thrown in the trash. 

This purging takes intentional time and forethought. And it makes me question: what about purging my heart?

Christmas Reflection

I like the season of Advent because it helps us to stop and reflect in the midst of what is usually a busy month of the year. Advent is observed beginning a few weeks before and up to Christmas. It’s a time of reflection. 

Israel waited for a very long time before Jesus came. Now we wait for His return. And while we wait, He is sanctifying us.

I relate purging to growing spiritually mature. Just like a kid outgrows his clothes and toys, and they are replaced with more fitting items, the Holy Spirit purges me. Purging from sin is included, of course, but it could be that He leads me to let go of unwise practices or deceptive thinking. That helps me thrive in Christ!

When I obey that leading, I see a greater spiritual maturity

Mature Mindset

Other times I battle with pride. I tell my kids that they will never reach maturity through pride. Pride keeps us thinking that what we want is better than what we need. And that applies to me, too! I have to practice what I preach, right? 

All too often, my kids see me taking out clothes that don’t fit any longer, and protest that they will no longer have their favorites. But then I remind them that they will soon be getting new clothes. That’s usually enough to keep them quiet. 😉 

I see this play out in my heart. God is in the process of sanctifying my thinking, and I clamor for him to stop. Then He gently reminds me He’s coming back soon, and He’s just getting me ready to meet Him dressed right. A wedding dress is better than “high waters” (pants that are too short) any day. 

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.”

Philippians 3:13-15 ESV

During this Advent season, I encourage you to reflect on how God is preparing you to meet Him one day. It’s something I’m thinking about!

How is God preparing you? How is He helping you thrive in Christ?

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19 of the Best Christian Christmas Posts

Here’s a roundup of 19 of the Best Christian Christmas posts from members of the Blogger Voices Network. I haven’t read them all yet but look through this list. I’m sure you’ll find something you’ll want to read! 

NOTE: Some articles removed that are no longer online.

Christmas Grief, Christmas Hope, Christmas Joy by Barbara Harper

Advent 2019 by Laurie Hampton

How to Fight Holiday Overwhelm with Christian Meditation by Sarah Geringer

How to Simplify Christmas by Christine Wood (Living with Margins)

Messy Christmas Everyone by Lesley Crawford (Life in the Spacious Place)

The Best Advice to Love Holiday Time with Your Family by Deb Wolf (Counting My Blessings)

That Christmas at Aunt Elsie’s by Boma (The April Journal)

Explaining Santa Claus to Your Kids by InstaEncouragements

Our Presence, Not Presents Is Required by Ammie’s Heart 

How to Offer God the Gift of your Presence by Carolyn Pereira (Particularly Called)

When Waiting Is As Slow As Christmas by Kelly R. Baker

Why You Shouldn’t Slow Down This Christmas by Lauren Sparks

Favorite Holiday Books by Rebecca Hastings

The Rest of Christmas by Rebecca Jones (A Daughter’s Gift of Love)

The Child in the Manger by Katrina Hamel

The Best Preparation for Christmas – 3 Steps by Hadassah 

A Christmas Present for Jesus by KellyRBaker

I pray this Christmas will lead you to spiritual growth. Merry Christmas! 

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4 Comments

  1. Thanks so much for including me in this wonderful Christmas lineup of posts. Praying your Christmas celebration overflows with His blessings! Hugs!

    1. kellyrbaker says:

      Of course, Deb! It wouldn’t be the same without you! Merry Christmas, friend!

  2. Thanks so much for including Christmas Grief in your lineup! I look forward to reading some of the others.

    So true, we need to purge our lifestyles as well as our closets sometimes. Often we need to get rid of things that aren’t wrong in themselves but just take up too much time and attention.

    I hope you and yours have a special Christmas!

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