{"id":791,"date":"2021-12-07T14:23:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star991\/2026\/01\/28\/what-do-you-really-want-for-christmas\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T05:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:25:47","slug":"what-do-you-really-want-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star991\/what-do-you-really-want-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you REALLY want for Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Christmas approaches, we are all asked an increasingly more <strong>difficult<\/strong> <strong>question<\/strong> to answer year after year. What do you <strong>want<\/strong> for <strong>Christmas<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was such an <strong>easily<\/strong> <strong>answered<\/strong>&nbsp;question when we were kids. I&#8217;ll take one of <strong>everything<\/strong>, please!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was younger, Christmas was <strong>all about presents<\/strong> for me. Sure\u2026I had a few lines in the Christmas program at&nbsp;church, but most of my favorite childhood Christmas memories are from the presents I received (I&#8217;m not ashamed to admit it). I can still remember walking down the stairs of my&nbsp;parent&#8217;s living room to find the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2-XL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2XL trivia toy<\/a> (remember those?) I wanted under the tree on Christmas morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What the Christmas season is all about has <strong>drastically changed<\/strong> for me over the years. I&#8217;m a grown man with an <strong>incredible<\/strong> <strong>family<\/strong>! I don&#8217;t really <strong>NEED<\/strong> anything but <strong>Jesus<\/strong>! He is the&nbsp;<strong>reason for the season<\/strong>! So, I ask you this: What are you asking God for this Christmas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God rewards those who have <strong>faith<\/strong> and <strong>believe<\/strong> that &#8220;<strong>nothing is impossible<\/strong> for God&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+1%3A37&amp;version=CEV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke 1:37 CEV<\/a>). God <strong>blesses<\/strong> those who <strong>believe<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>all things are possible to him who believes<\/strong>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+9%3A23&amp;version=NKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark 9:23 NKJV<\/a>). This\u00a0blessing can come in the <strong>spiritual realm<\/strong>, our <strong>finances<\/strong>, <strong>health<\/strong>, and virtually all other areas of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How <strong>strong<\/strong> is your faith? Are you <strong>asking God for the big things<\/strong> this Christmas, or just the small ones? Are you <strong>expecting<\/strong> Him to answer your prayers?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you pray this Christmas&nbsp;season, <strong>remember<\/strong> that <strong>God is not confined<\/strong> and <strong>limited<\/strong>! He has asked us to be <strong>bold<\/strong>. <strong>Don&#8217;t limit Him<\/strong>. <strong>Ask<\/strong>, and <strong>believe<\/strong> in Him for <strong>HUGE<\/strong> miracles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chad Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afternoon Show Host<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STAR 99.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Christmas approaches, we are all asked an increasingly more difficult question to answer year after year. 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