My Gift

Advent- a coming into place, view, or being-arrival; the coming of Christ into the world.

As we begin the Christmas season, I had spent the Fall studying. My lessons covered the fruits of the Spirit-"Abiding Fruit". As a Mom, Wife, Daughter, Friend, Volunteer, Woman; I need to gain more love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control.

I have felt now for about a year, that God is preparing me for something. The feeling lead me in the Spring to answer a call to a mission trip. My feelings about 9 months later persist. I feel like in my study the view is becoming clearer. I feel, like my Christmas decorations, things are coming into place.

I tried introducing an advent devotional to my family. It is something that I am doing and wanted to share. I want this time to be a family waiting-waiting for our King. I know I can't push my waiting on everyone because it is my waiting. So I read, I study, I wait and I look. He is coming! The message that He is bringing to me will arrive in due time. I wait like a child on Christmas morning for the right time to open the gift.

I plan to view my gift with wide-eyes of excitement.

Lord, let me see your arrival - your gift to me. Let me rejoice in the arrival. Let me live out the calling.