They say that every man goes through three stages in their life. First, they believe in Santa Claus. Then, they grow up and do not believe in Santa. Then, finally, they realize that they are Santa Claus. Let us contrast Santa with our Savior…

Jesus is the reason for the season. It is so important for us to slow down to celebrate Jesus. After all, Christmas is Jesus’ birthday party. Billions of people have been celebrating the birth of Jesus for two thousand years all over the world. We celebrate for an entire month, and that includes Christians as well as non-Christians. We decorate, buy gifts, sing, watch Christmas movies, and travel long distances to be with family and friends. Make sure you are slowing down long enough to celebrate Jesus. 

Fear of past failures may tempt us to shrink back, but we must believe in what we cannot see because faith is on the other side of our obedience.

Jesus tells us himself that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Yet, it is our natural inclination to enjoy receiving more than giving. Often when we give, we expect to be blessed for it, but sometimes the blessing doesn’t look how we think it should look.