Overwhelmed by Christmas: Let's Talk About Treasuring Christ Over *Things*
Truth Talks with Tara
Tara Sun
5 • 671 Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I'm saying that because today we are starting our Christmas mini-series here on the podcast. And I am so pumped. This is one of my favorite things that we get to do every |
| 0:38.8 | single year or at least have been doing the last couple years on the podcast. And that's just like |
| 0:44.1 | a couple intentional episodes throughout the holiday Christmas season to talk about what it |
| 0:49.2 | looks like to keep Christ at the center of it all and how to center your family around it and tips and tricks |
| 0:56.1 | and practicals and of course truth to help us know love and live God's word because hey that's why |
| 1:01.3 | we meet every single Tuesday here on the podcast if you're new to the show hey I'm Tara I am your |
| 1:06.4 | friend and host of truth talks with Tara of course And I am so grateful that you decided to hit play |
| 1:12.4 | on this one, whether a friend shared this with you or you found it on the podcast app. It's so fun |
| 1:16.8 | to have you here. And if you're returning, hey, hey friend, how are you? I am so pumped to kick |
| 1:22.0 | off today's mini series or this mini series with a conversation on how to keep Christ at the center instead of |
| 1:28.7 | consumerism. So in my notes, I have this titled Christ over consumerism because of the |
| 1:34.3 | alliteration. I love me some good alliteration. Maybe that's the writer in me. But really just |
| 1:39.2 | this conversation about like how do we make sure that we keep Christ Central when so much of Christmas often |
| 1:47.0 | overwhelms us when it comes to spending money and all of the social media ads and gift guides |
| 1:52.5 | and you have to buy this and it just can be really, really overwhelming. And I'm saying this because |
| 1:57.8 | I am also feeling it. |
| 2:05.4 | Like how do we enjoy the glitz and the glamour and the fun and the gifts of Christmas without being consumed by consumerism? |
| 2:08.8 | Really, because I'm not going to sit here and tell you to not buy presents for your people |
| 2:13.5 | or your loved ones and to not decorate and to not spend money on fun things. But I think often |
| 2:19.5 | that can be an overshadowing thing of the season. When we as Christians know that we have a bigger |
| 2:26.2 | reason to celebrate and we have a bigger truth, the reality that Jesus, Emmanuel God with us, |
| 2:32.0 | came down at Christmas. So how do we hold this tension? |
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