I Choose Today...

I Choose Today to be a good gift giver

I love Christmas. I love the twinkly lights, the gathering together with family, friends, and co-workers to celebrate the birth of Christ. One of my favorite things is to buy gifts for the people in my family. I have a rule, “buy what they want, not what they need.” This gives me so much joy to give them something they want to open up on Christmas morning. It is so much fun for me to give gifts! I remember one year I wanted to buy my daughter a diamond ring for her middle finger. I wanted it to be classic, to stand the test of time, so she would want to wear it for years to come. I searched for the right one and finally found one that I thought she would like. She absolutely loved it! That was 13 years ago and she still wears it whenever she can. It brought me so much joy to give it to her. God loves to give good and perfect gifts to His children (James 1:17). I am sure it delights Him when we use the gifts He gives with joy! Gifts given by God are to be used to leave a

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To Be Harmonious…

I choose today to be harmonious… “After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬ ‭ This scripture illustrates to me that we all (believers/the church) make up the body of Christ. We all have a role to perform, a job to do, and gifts we each possess in order to complete this role/job. It is not a contest, nor is it a competition. A hand doesn’t perform the same task as an ear, so how can it compare? But the ear can hear and the brain can send messages to the hand to react to what is heard. The body works harmoniously, just as God designed it, just like the body of Christ. I always wanted to be able to sing; asked God why I couldn’t have that gift; pouting about what I don’t have (immature). But God has shown me He has given certain people that gift to minister to the body, and that includes me! It is such a blessing, like a balm to my soul, when I hear someone using their gift

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