Finding the Perfect Gift
December 20, 2014//
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Philippians 2:13,15,17 (NLT)
God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what
pleases Him. Live clean, innocent lives
as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and
perverse people. I will rejoice even if
I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your
faithful service is an offering to God.
And I want all of you to share that joy.
God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what
pleases Him. Live clean, innocent lives
as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and
perverse people. I will rejoice even if
I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your
faithful service is an offering to God.
And I want all of you to share that joy.
As I drove a carload of high school
students to a service project, we discussed Christmas gift giving. I intentionally avoided any talk about what
they hoped to receive. The
question:
students to a service project, we discussed Christmas gift giving. I intentionally avoided any talk about what
they hoped to receive. The
question:
For whom have your found the perfect gift? You know – the gift you know the recipient
will absolutely love!
will absolutely love!
Isn’t the perfect idea exciting? Perhaps you found a unique way to celebrate a
friend’s hobby or to capture a special memory.
Maybe you’ll bake a favorite treat or offer the gift of your time. Whatever the selection, it perfectly reflects
the recipient’s spirit and your relationship.
friend’s hobby or to capture a special memory.
Maybe you’ll bake a favorite treat or offer the gift of your time. Whatever the selection, it perfectly reflects
the recipient’s spirit and your relationship.
What would be the perfect gift for God this Christmas? What would He love to receive?
Slow down and think about it. What does God want for Christmas? How do you express the depth of your relationship
and the magnitude of His love? Like the
Little Drummer Boy, do we have anything worth offering our King?
and the magnitude of His love? Like the
Little Drummer Boy, do we have anything worth offering our King?
Yes we do! God simply wants you. Your presence. Your praise and love. Your life.
The only thing you and I have to
give God is our life. Pour out your life
for Him! Let His love shine brightly through you! And experience the joy of giving like never
before.
give God is our life. Pour out your life
for Him! Let His love shine brightly through you! And experience the joy of giving like never
before.
Give your life to God this Christmas
and let Him fill you with joy. (tweet this)
and let Him fill you with joy. (tweet this)
I have to add a link to The Little Drummer Boy! Here’s Faith Hill – https://youtube.com/watch?v=eVtNwLIjKJ4&index=10&list=RD7ni6v2xekDE
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Spend a few minutes to plant a quick Seed. Or stay longer and plant a whole garden.
Thanks for your very kind words. I pray that readers are inspired by my blog to know God more intimately. It's neat that you randomly found Seeds of Scripture. Thanks for commenting.