113 – What is your approach to giving at Christmas?

Last week I got an email from one of my listeners that inspired this week’s episode. Here it is:

“Dear James I listen to you every week and love all you have to say. I have been struggling with Christmas coming up and how I will afford it all. Last night I had a deep prompt to trust in all I have, that it will be enough and absolutely not to borrow any money. In my mind I remembered the loaves and fishes and the water into wine. This morning I got up and read the gospel and it was all about the loaves and fishes. I feel reassured but still scared - James I wondered if you could talk about all of this I am sure there are many like me who this would help.”

So this week, we’re going to talk about the true spirit of giving, especially as it relates to Christmas.

The human heart is simply crying out for love. God is giving us all the love we need through the presence of the Christ. Isn’t that enough? Why do we sometimes think we need more material things and that these things will somehow make us happy and satisfy our deep inner yearnings. 

 When we fall for all those material trappings, we risk ignoring God’s incredible gift to us, the birth of Jesus and the appearing of Christ today in our lives.

And sometimes, even when we don’t feel the need for all these material things ourselves, we feel pressure to give the way others do. 

Is this what God had in mind, is this how God wanted us to celebrate Christmas, when the angel announced to the shepherds outside of Bethlehem…?

Luke 2:10, 11  NKJV
10  I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
11  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

It’s time to take a step back from the commercialism that has tried to smother the true meaning of Christmas and focus instead on and receive the greatest gift of all time, the birth of Jesus.

Instead of just going along with people who focus on giving and wanting to get a bunch material gifts, we need to set the example of a more spiritual approach to giving.

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