I am excited that it is November as I love the Thanksgiving holiday but I am not excited because December comes next and you know what that means? Christmas and I am not ready for Christmas. That involves money and right now I'm a little stressed on how this is going to play out w/ my family. For me, I would really love to just use what we will spend and give it to missions. But I don't think my boys would be happy with me. My family all 22 of us every year collect our change that we collect during the year and give it away to missions instead of exchanging gifts. We buy for the kids but other than that, we give away and I love that idea and I wish I could hear people do more of that. I am kind of disgusted right now on how much money we put towards buying stuff for other people when really, we don't need anything. We are selfish people and we always want want want and aren't satisfied.
We are doing operation christmas child at our church and it's a very well known organization and I'm sure you have heard of it. My heart right now is all for that and wish I could help more as those children NEED and the adults NEED. We don't NEED..This year I am wanting to do 3 boxes as I have 3 boys who I am so thankful I can provide for them but as I look at them, I know there are 3 children out there that aren't provided for that need theses boxes and even if I don't have the money to do 3 boxes, I am going to do 3 boxes. :) God will provide as I have a heart to provide for 3 little boys.
I look at what I have and yes honestly, there is stuff I want. I want a new mattress for our bed as it's horrible, I want new work clothes as I have been wearing the same stuff over and over again for the past 4 years. I want to redo my wall in my livingroom like this:
How cool is that? I love it!!! Anyway, these are things I want but don't really need. When I go to bed at night I am so thankful for having a bed to lay in, I am thankful I have clothes to wear, and shoes to wear and running water and food to eat. I am thankful, I have a house and a livingroom. As we go into the holiday season, think about the unfortunate and think on how good you have it, because as much as I gripe and complain to myself about what I don't have and wish I could just go shopping and get stuff that I do want, I have to stop and thank God for what I do have. I have to realize that the items I do want is just "stuff" I can't take them to Heaven with me. I am reminded of
Matthew 6:19-20 which says:
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
What powerful verses and to remind as we go into this holiday season.. :)
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