Christmas is upon many at present.

People are willing to embrace of the fizz and excitement associated with Santa, but these same people are not always willing to embrace any benefits that may come from God, Mother Mary, Joseph or the Bible.

No, there not be a photo shot with Santa in a store or an ability to tell children about Santa coming on Christmas eve and leaving presents under a Christmas tree covered in decorations.

But what about the benefits coming from God? Many have not looked into or discovered these, because they see Christmas only from a commercial perspective, where it is all about buying presents and gifts to give to someone else.

The stories from the Bible,alongside other things God may be able to provide, seem to have little value to some.

But how to people know what God has to offer if they have not given him a try?

At present In Australia, it's estimated that 45 per cent of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and in any one year, around 1 million Australian adults have depression, and over 2 million have anxiety.

http://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts

So it's quite clear the Christmas gifts aren't working and Santa isn't making a difference.

Dear Nathan,

It is normal for people to not be ready for God.
The majority of people are only interested in what this world has to offer, which itself is a step up from depression.
And that is OK, that is how it is meant to be, that is their current evolutionary step, it takes time, many lifetimes and many disappointments, for the inclination towards God to develop.

Would you feel sad why babies are so small and dependent, why don't they hurry to be grown ups already?
Let babies have Santa for now - they will eventually grow, by the grace of God, just give them the time.
And by the grace of God, rest assured that we will all eventually come to know Him and what He has to offer.

When it comes to Christmas there are a few myths, in fact a lot of myths, really it's all a myth. The jolly old man in the red suit was invented by the 'Coca Cola' company in the 1890's as a marketing ploy for their soft drink. The company colours of red and white fitted in well with Xmas. Image if their drink had been their other obnoxious brew 'Fanta' we would be stuck with the jolly orange man, and we all know who he is! Dangerous Doctor Donald. Who would want a visit from DDD at Xmas, or at any other time of the year for that matter. Santa was loosely based on Kris Kringle, this pagan mythical Nordic dude who liked to give gifts to little children, in today's PC KK would have been locked as being a pedo, and he had absolutely nothing to do with fizzy soft drink. Possibly there is a connection between the 'Coca Cola' company and the nativity story, it seems the 4th wiseman had a 6 pack of 'Coke' for the young Jesus, but he got the wrong bus and he didn't make it into town on time, well you know the story, it wasn't until the 1890's that the 'Coca Cola' company were able to correct the record.

Paul,
How dare you !!
Bringing reality to the worship of Santa is not good form.

Bringing reality to the worship of Santa is not good form.
Is Mise,
That is a typical example of missing the point ! Think about it, when children were exposed to such believes they developed their imagination. This imagination made them thi nk of great inventions. Now, since such imaginations are literally banned, such children are denied developing their potential & we ended up with the mindless, indoctrinated beyond their comprehension morons.
Imagination is one of the fundamental building blocks for a healthy mentality.
All we have today are mental cases !

I am not a 'Christmasy' person myself, but I respect what it stands for. I'm sure many of the young do not even know what Christmas represents, as people have been turning away from Christianity for more than one generation.

Christianity doesn’t just pop up in December each year. It is woven into Western culture. The culture we have enjoyed and benefited from would not have existed without Christianity. We should be very concerned about the ignorance of, and rejection of, Christianity itself, not what people do or don't do on one day of the year