Patrick and Dawn Eggleton Just another weblog 
We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! One of my most enjoyed parts of Christmas this year was in observing our children learning about the joys of giving. They managed to save up a little bit of money throughout the year and looked forward to getting presents for each other. With the prices here and the limit to their “budgets”, getting gifts was challenging, but that made it that much more special. I think I will always treasure the simple things that were given – not because of the object, but because of the heart behind the gift.
This morning part of my devotional reading said, “live in order to please God.” (1 Thess. 4:1) It made me wonder if the simple “gifts” that we bring Him please Him in the way that the gifts from my own children pleased me. Sometimes our “budgets” are slim and the “prices” are high, but we give what we are able to give, desiring to please Him. I believe our “gifts” to Him – the time we spend, the commitment to His ways, our willingness to let go of self – I believe these abundantly please Him since He knows those gifts truly bring us the life He intended. He knows the “price” we pay and He knows the benefits we will reap. I pray your “gifts” to our Heavenly Father will bring you both joy in the days ahead!
