How do you feel about giving gifts? For me, it’s something I love. It's also something that stresses me out. Two weeks ago my husband and I stared down the task of preparing 16 gifts. Though part
of our family draws names for Christmas so that each adult gives only one gift,
we still had a slew of birthdays to celebrate.
So I prayed, “Lord, show me through. Lead me in this.” After all, Christ tells us to not
worry about our life and what we will eat, drink, and wear. In Matthew 6:33, He says, “But seek first
his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as
well.” In case my family reads this, I won't give names of stores, but here’s the gist of what happened after I prayed. On a Wednesday in the course of
my usual day at a hospital, I stopped at a small shop. To my surprise, I found 3 gifts. The next day en route to visiting some
pediatric patients, I came upon another small shop and happily found 2 more
gifts. Friday evening on a shopping trip
with my husband, we found still 3 more, plus we ordered
1 from a bookstore due to a recent email ad I consider divinely inspired. Then Saturday we found the remaining 7, all conveniently located in 1 store. Add everything together, and within 4 days the Lord had pointed us to 16 gifts with very
little effort outside the regular day. Especially for anyone who stresses over gift-buying, this is an astonishing feat. I kept hearing my own voice rattling in the air because it’s difficult to
keep quiet when every bone in your body is utterly amazed.
In awe I stood and sat and knelt to pray, practically fidgety and unable to contain the
joy. It's an experience I love to relive, and so I pray for you too. May the Lord give you His almost inexplicable joy for
experiencing His presence.
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