It has been a year of loss for so many people. Some of those losses were necessary; I believe God invited us to divest ourselves of idols in the year 2020. An idol is anything that receives more honor, allegiance, and devotion in your life than Jesus Christ. Those things need to go, and if you don’t do it yourself, God will allow them to topple—but don’t wait that long! Then there are the losses that crept across the land in 2020, leaving some families in deep pain this Christmas season. I’m reminded of the words of a wise friend:
