"Have a great day and Happy Holidays"

I'm a Christian who doesn't believe there is a War on Christmas. 

Now please don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE why we celebrate it. I love that we celebrate the birth of Christ. I love that this season sets into motion a season of celebrating Christ and what He did. We are celebrating the Gospel in every form and my heart pounds with the desire for more people to understand this. This season just sings out the love of Christ and I look forward to it. However, what good is this desire for others to share this if it is not motivated by love and compassion? What good is the message we want to share if it is drowned out by our screams of a war on Christmas? How can the Gospel be shared if we ourselves do not display the very love and compassion that brought a tiny baby in a manger all those years ago?

People would be more receptive to the Gospel if we were kind to them. If we invested in them. If we showed them a love that had never experienced. If we set aside our prideful agendas and soap boxes of Christmas wars. If we just valued people. Let's be different and Set apart. Let's be genuine when we talk to people. Something as simple as looking someone in the eyes and smiling and saying "have a great day" and meaning it can be huge. 

God is not hindered by whether or not Starbucks has Christmas cups. God is not limited to "red cup" season. God doesn't throw up His hands and say "I can't" all because some retail worker said Happy Holidays. He's rejoicing in this season with us. His heart is excited for us to worship Him. He longs for more to know Him. But that's the thing, it's our job to tell others. Not a chain corporation that wants to make everyone comfortable. God wasn't counting on Starbucks or Target or Walmart or a grocery store to talk about Him. He is counting on us. This "War on Christmas" doesn't exist.