The purpose of Christmas! (I read)

The Purpose of Christmas by: Rick Warren

"Why is Christmas such a big deal? If you stop to think about it, it is astounding that the simple, unassuming birth of a peasant baby boy more than two thousand years ago in the Middle East can today cause traffic jams every December in places like New York City, Tokyo, And Rio de janereiro. The night Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a small group of poor shepherds were quietly tending their flocks of sheep in a nearby field, looking up at the stars. Nothing seemed any different from a thousand other nights. But what was about to happen would transform not only their lives but billions of other lives as well. The world would never be the same again.Regardless of your religious background, you need to know how the three purposes of Christmas solve your three greatest needs. Understanding and receiving God's Christmas gifts to you will transform your life...forever! " (on the back of the book) 

     I know it isn't even Christmas yet but this is something I want to talk to you about. So, why IS Christmas such a big deal? Is it because of the gifts? Is it the food? Or is it the  fun? Well, Rick Warren says otherwise; Christmas isn't about ANY of those things, it is about Jesus Christ being born and saving our lives. If all Christmas is to you is just presents, and candy, and food, and fun then you need to get your life straight with God; Christmas is the day Jesus, the son of God, was born and the day he came to earth as a HUMAN to save us! Jesus tells us to love God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Now, love your neighbor as you do yourself, means that your neighbor isn't necessarily the person who lives beside you but the people all around you, and loving yourself means to love yourself, don't EVER hate yourself for ANY reason. God loves you ALL unconditionally and he created you to spread his word throughout the world. If you hate yourself than you practically hate what God created and that means you hate God which, I don't know about you but  is impossible for me to hate God. So, when you ask yourself what the purpose of Christmas is if you can I want you to try to think about Jesus Christ on Christmas.

This is the book and I have it at home.