Only 18 days until Christmas! Sentences like that causes stress during the holidays... doesn't it? Why? Because it has been a hard year for many. Less jobs, less money, less opportunity! Many wonder what there Christmas will look like. People wonder how they will pay for Christmas.
Can I share something with you? The real gift behind Christmas is FREE! God gave us His Son. He gave us the opportunity of relationship. No cost involved for us, but a high cost for Him. Many times we take the high cost on ourselves during the Christmas season. We max out our credit cards, borrow money, beg, borrow, and some even steal to make sure Christmas is grand! Christmas is a reminder of what we have in God. If anything is given to family and friends this year... make sure it is the message of Jesus, first. Let us not be caught up in debt, but let us do the best we can with what we have with the intention of placing the greater emphasis on the Best Gift... not our gifts.
There is a generation that follows. Let us not forget to teach them what's important... His name is Jesus! He will be present at Christmas even when the money isn't! So whether your Christmas is large or small... prosperous or sparing... don't forget to place the premium on the Greatest Gift of all!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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