My home was full of people; my living room was full of gifts! And my stomach was full of food! So, why did I feel so EMPTY? Hi, I’m Renee Swope for Proverbs 31 Ministries
One Christmas I found myself asking these questions. I hated feeling drained so I opened my Bible and I asked God to show me what was wrong.
I ended up reading the story of Christ’ birth where it describes Mary covering Jesus in cloths and placing Him in the manger and I imagined Mary wrapping the gift of God’s Son. God used that image to show me that in the midst of all of my holiday activities, I had forgotten to unwrap the most important gift of all – the gift of God’s presence.
Just like that first Christmas, God offers the same gift today – His presence and His peace. Let’s not forget to unwrap that most important gift of all this Christmas!
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