What makes a gift "Great"? We all love to give a gift, that when opened, the person we are giving it to, gasps with surprise and happiness. And there is nothing worse than putting time into a gift to then get the "Really?" look shot out to you when it is opened...not good. And if you have to explain it - even worse.
So what makes a gift good? Cost? Unusualness? I just read the Top 11 Gifts for 2011, where "money is no object" - HOLY CASHOLA!! Gifts so expensive and unrealistic it is unimaginable why they were even made in the first place. I know, it is because there is a market for it.
I am gonna go against the grain here and shake it up, like this is unusual. Who do we buy gifts for? We buy gifts for people who buy gifts for us. Let's be honest - for the most part we buy gifts because we are obligated to. Just being honest, but most gift giving is done out obligation.
Wanna know what the greatest gift is? There is a "perfect" gift. This gift comes without obligation, and we do not deserve it. Guess what? I don't think we can give a gift like this. Sorry, but a "perfect" gift could only come from a "perfect" giver - God.
Maybe this year we need to spend a little less time trying to find the right gift, and accept the gift that God has already given...just sayin'
In His Grip,
Pastor Pat
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