Do you have guilt about Christmas? Should you?
- I think false guilt can creep in around Christmas time.
- People have false guilt regarding buying and receiving gifts.
- A question: is every gift bought or received a sign of a materialistic heart?
- If we can’t receive a gift, then God could never save us!
- If we never buy a gift for someone, we never reflect His love for us!
- Do some gifts take it too far? Yes. I’m sure we’ve all seen that.
- It’s tough to set a standard that works for everyone: I’m not the governor of your heart.
- I hope people enjoy Christmas, seeing gifts as a sign of God’s work in our lives.
- I hope you look forward to giving more than receiving (the Bible says that).
- I hope you don’t give into materialistic views of love (if I buy my wife this Lexus then she’ll really love me…sorry honey!).
- I hope you don’t go into debt for Christmas (the Bible stands against that).
- I hope Jesus is celebrated above all in your hearts and homes.
- I hope there is room in your budget for the less fortunate.
- It’s not too late to ask God for help in discernment.
- But by all means, enjoy what gifts are given and received, asking for the Spirit’s guidance for when to say “enough”.