The authors of “31 Ways to be a One-Another Christian” have provided a vital insight for gift giving this Christmas season. Do your gifts show that you care from your heart or do your gifts represent attempts to make others appreciate you? We tend to give gifts based on how much money we have to spend. However, by focusing on caring for one-another the funding that matters is that largeness of your heart. Listen to this distinction from the eighth way to be a One -Another Christian:
“Caring for one another is not just having an affectionate feeling toward another believer. Caring is not merely an emotional feeling, just as love is not merely a feeling. Both care and love are actions. One’s care of another must be displayed by specific actions.”
This means true Christmas gifts are much more than what can be purchased and wrapped. Caring from the heart also means investing your time and love in ways that can’t be measured by the values of Black Friday. A good place to begin giving gifts that care is with your family and your church. Follow this practical and potentially life-changing challenge from the book:
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