As Christmas approaches, it can be difficult to stay focused on our identity and purpose as God’s people. It’s easy to get swept up in the numerous worldly expectations around us. We often try to make everything perfect. We try to find the perfect tree, buy the perfect gifts, and cook the perfect meals. Yet we know that perfection exists only in Jesus. In a few days we will celebrate perfection being born in a manger. God calls us, His people, away from imperfection and into His perfection. He sets His own light within us and sets us apart to shine in this dark world. In these final few days of Advent, remember that you are set apart for a purpose: to shine the light of Christ.