“It is better to give than to receive.”
I do love to give presents. I love to pick out just the right paper with a pretty bow, but let’s be honest, it’s nice to get a present too and that’s okay.
When you start to look around, there are presents everywhere. Not just wrapped in pretty boxes and bags but around you in your daily living.
Your child doing well in school, a warm house in the winter, food to eat, a computer to surf and blog, a sleeping dog under the tree…you just have to open your eyes to the blessings around you. If they were wrapped in a pretty box, you would love to open them and cherish them.
The reality is, we have received the ultimate gift of all. Jesus. He died for us. For each of us. I mean think about it…God sent his only son to die on the cross for us. That is huge! Watch The Passion of the Christ sometime to get a visual of what that really meant. We say it so often and take it for granted, but what did it look like? Do we know what it means? We are given the gift of His love everyday. The gift of forgiveness of our sins, everyday.
Think about presents today. How would you wrap up the love of Christ?
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. papers to shred
2. a decorated tree
3. “Jingle Bell Rock”
4. newly hung pictures
5. the clinking sound in the dryer
