One of the highlights for me was sitting down with our boys early this morning and asking them to draw a picture of the present they wanted to give Jesus through their actions/attitudes. Joe drew a picture containing himself and his brother being cheerful. Clay drew a picture of himself praying saying he wanted to follow Jesus, and Will wrote the word kind and drew pictures of the family inside the bubbled letters.
I drew a picture of myself stopping to patiently pray rather than yell at my sons when they were arguing or whining.
It was a really good reminder for us this morning and while the truth for little boys is that they are thinking about presents (I was too at their age), we were able to refer back to our "presents for Jesus" throughout the day.
A verse that kept popping into my mind today (it was quoted by someone at our gathering) was, "Every good and perfect gift comes from above -- from the Father of Lights in whom there is no variation or shifting shadow" (James 1:17). On a day when thoughts of gifts received are likely in your mind, may you remember the Source of all good gifts.
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