It’s that magical time of the year! Christmas carols are playing 24 hours a day. People are shopping nonstop in an effort to supply their loved ones with all the desires of their hearts. Anticipation is building to a fever pitch for that special day! It’s the pivotal day of the year that is designated to give until it hurts. Just what are people giving? Some people are giving toys, others electronics, and the list goes on and on. Everyone is not in a position to give, in fact many of the people who are consumed with giving go out of their financial means to buy trinkets that last as long as the attention span of a toddler which is not too long. The holidays have become so commercialized that they are meaningless to many people. They are just seen as days that you spend money, cook an extravagent meal and participate in gluttony. If one does not take advantage of the true magic of this season they can easily get lost. I agree that is wonderful to give gifts but the what you choose to give is very important. The things that we should be giving are love, joy,peace, forbearance,kindness, goodness,self-control,faithfulness and gentleness. You just might be saying hey those sound familiar and you would be right. The aforementioned are the fruit of the spirit from the book of Galatians in the Holy Bible. We live in a time where mass murders occur, entire families have dinner in soup kitchens, and unwanted children are discarded in trash cans. A toy or a gadget won’t do ! We need to give gifts that will last beyond a short attention span and a selected time of the year. We need to give gifts that will uplift our fellow man and better their quality of life. I know that you’ve heard this all before but these are things that never get old and never go out of date. These are the things that will make earth a better place to live. Instead of spending all of your money on things try giving out some of that free stuff that comes from the heart. Those are just my 2cents! What do you think?
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