God Is With Us

I haven't posted in a solid four months. I know that is lame, but I've been busy with student teaching and other things.

Merry Christmas! My wife bought me an expensive gift for Christmas that I love. I can never repay her. The items I bought her cost about 2% of what she got me. Because of the circumstances she bought the gift under, it can't be returned.

It's done my soul a lot of good too. I've felt pretty worthless lately, but this gift reminded me that it is not how much I think I'm worth that counts - it's how much I am worth in the eyes of the One who loves me the most. I've been angry and sad. I've felt I am all alone, but that has got to stop because God gave me the most expensive gift imaginable, when He gave me Christ. My Savior is a gift that tags me with more value than I could ever repay. Because of the circumstances my salvation was bought under, it can't be returned. No matter how unworthy I feel of it and no matter how much I wish God wouldn't have spent so much of Himself on me, the gift remains being offered to me everyday; quietly pressed into my hands. Thank you Jesus! Open my eyes and let me see You as the gift I could never pay for. Let me find my worth in You!

Merry Christ-loving-Christmas!