Today my daughter kept asking me what am I getting her for her birthday. I told her, we haven’t even made it to Thanksgiving and Christmas yet. Her birthday is in January. She said mom, in her voice that she uses when she’s irritated.
Finally, I said; you want me to get you something for Christmas and your birthday. I explained to her that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, and how would it look if I gave you a present on somebody else’s birthday. Do you think Jesus would be ok with that? She was really irritated now, but I was trying to make a point.
All my daughter saw was that she could get gifts for Christmas and her birthday. She never realized that Christmas was Jesus’ birthday, but he never gets a present. We never get a cake and sing to him. We never say on Christmas Day, hey come to my house the parties going down for Jesus.
I just wanted to give her something to think about. And, to let her know because Christmas is coming doesn’t mean she’s getting gifts, she’s only guaranteed a present on her birthday.
Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.
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