A Gift for Jesus

This has been a great weekend. We went to Corinth yesterday and celebrated Christmas with Doug's family. Everything was great - the food, the fellowship, - everything. My mother-in-law is Mary and Martha all rolled into one. She makes me sick - JUST KIDDING!!!! We got to see the Johnsons, Doug's cousins, which we haven't seen in a long time. That was good too, but by the time we got home, I was pooped.

Then today, we had a really full and amazing day at church. Our choir musical was this morning. We've been working on it for a really long time. We've put alot of blood, sweat, and prayer into it and God really showed up. It was an awesome time of worship. During the invitation, a man came down to talk with Doug, and he gave his life to Jesus. When they were in the altar praying, you could hear him crying out to God. God truly inhabits the praise of His people.

I also wanted to take a few minutes to give you the same challenge that I gave my Sunday School class. Christmas seems to be all about the gifts. As moms, we love to plan what we will buy our children and can't wait to see their faces when they open them. So it is a real challenge every year to keep the focus where it should be. We have always made a birthday cake for Jesus, and had a little birthday party before opening presents. Some of the ladies in my class are new Christians and they are going to start that tradition with their families this year. I challenged them to go a step further. Ask Jesus what gift He would like from you this year, then listen closely because He will tell you. He might want you to add something to your life that is not there right now or He might want you to subtract something that does not bring Him glory. He might just want you to do some things differently. Or He might give you a specific person's name that He wants you to minister to. I gave each of my ladies a square piece of Christmas wrapping paper that they could write their "gift" on as a reminder. So I encourage you - get alone with Jesus in the next few days. Tell him "Happy Birthday!" and then ask Him what He wants for Christmas from you.