Present We Don’t See

It’s that time of year when the lights and decorations come out.

It’s that time when families come together to express their love for each other through the actions of giving and receiving.

Once again Christmas is right around the corner.

People have hopes of getting things that they have had their eyes on for a long period of time.

People take extra hours at work to afford expensive gifts for others that normally would be impossible to purchase.

People exchange all kinds of gifts but they forget about one gift, better known as the present.

Many of us take the days; the right here’s and right now’s for granted.

We wake up in the morning and say things like, “ugh another day, or I just can’t wait for this day to be over.”

It’s truly a shame that millions of people this year will be disappointed due to the presents they do and don’t receive.

It’s ridiculous that many people will be so caught up on lack of finances that they will forget that without money it’s still possible to have a remarkable Christmas.

We all can’t afford to miss out on the ultimate gift this year, we need to recognize the present.

With the present we are able to breathe another day in the present.

The present grants us the ability to wake up and see our loved ones another day.

With the present we are all blessed with the gift of life.

So this Christmas some of us need to refrain from getting angry if all we receive is socks for Christmas.

Socks may be under the tree; however, the limbs a person is blessed with that the socks go on are the real gifts.

There may be baby diapers under the tree and nothing for you.

Don’t sigh; be blessed that you have a baby that the diapers can come in handy for.

Some people are unable to have children and would love your blessing.

Present is the real gift and this holiday; we can’t afford to forget that.

Gifts that are under the tree this year that are dismissed by people are all presents that others are hoping for.

The best gift isn’t a materialistic item.

The best gift is when a person realizes that they are blessed – currently, now, and presently.

Everyday has the potential to be Christmas.

One for the week: Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.