Right Spirit!?!?!

After Christmas, we all look back at the holiday with some angst. We think we gave too much, or not enough, we were too tight or too liberal without giving, we all promise not to do the same thing again next year. There are a few simple questions about how we carried out the Christmas Day celebrations that can help us out?

1. Did we recognize that God gave the ultimate gift of His Only Son?
2. Did we respect the work that Christ did in our lives to give us life more abundantly?
3. Did we give presents with the earnest hope that it met a need in someone's life?
4. Did we receive our gifts with thanksgiving and realize that our friends and family were trying to meet a need in our life?
5. Have we taken into account the effort (not the money) it takes to give a good gift that meets a need?
6. Do we realize that God is our all-in-all and without Him, no present will satisfy the hole in our lives?
7. Do we know that God has blessed us tremendously over the past year, quarter, month, week, day and hour and have we been thankful to Him?

Merry Christmas to all and I know that I am more thankful for who God is because He put people in my life that care about me.

Be Encouraged,

Martin