Your Gift to God

So here we are, right in the midst of the Christmas season. This is the week your decorating and shopping needs to be completed, there are school and church programs and work parties to attend, and wrestle with those last minute changes. But in all the commotion, have you made time for the One whose birth we celebrate? It gets tough this time of year. We are stressed to the limit…schedules are overloaded…and everyone wants to celebrate, but hardly anyone is celebrating the birth of our Savior. Oh, they might say they are, but let’s look at the fruit. How do you celebrate your child’s birth? You make the day special for them…grant their wishes for their favorite meal or birthday cake…give them special attention with a song and presents…you will even invite family and friends to celebrate the occasion. That’s a birthday celebration, and I am sorry, but rushing from one place to the next, wondering if you forgot someone’s gift, wishing it was over is not how we should celebrate anyone’s birth, let alone the Savior’s. Might I suggest that you give a special gift this year to the Savior…and give it early…today would be a great time to start. Give the gift of your time to God. By that I mean, spend a little more time at your prayer time, listening time, devotion time…just a little more time in the presence of God each day. I do not ordinarily speak for the Almighty, but I am sure He would say, “That’s just what I’ve always wanted!”