Praise to the Lord shows gratitude, it shows we appreciate Him and we need Him. 

Christmas has become so commercialized. Spending and hurrying traveling and all that we think we have to do.... Christ gets blurred out of Christmas. Please remember Christ is the reason for the season.

It really is simple. Faith is believing that Christ can do what He said He can do, Trusting Him to do it. We can't do it. We won't make it without Jesus. 

How Christians handle money and material possessions is spelled out in the Bible. We have to keep control of our accumulations and don't let them control us. 

God gives us what we need each day... and some of our wants. One day at a time, one second at a time is a gift. We really should be thankful we aren't given what we deserve !!!