Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas "Pearls of
Wisdom"! Please follow along through Christmas day as each post shares heartfelt
stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful time of the year.
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Gift List
by Tricia Goyer
I've been thinking lately how hard it must be for Oprah to Christmas shop. I mean if you
were on her "gift list" wouldn't you expect something really, really good? The woman
gives away cars and trips to Australia on her television show for goodness sake! It seems
by the end of Christmas Day her friends and family would look at the pile of presents and
think, "Is that it?" I mean if you knew there was billions of dollars she could spend on
you, would you ever feel satisfied?
Sometimes I think we approach God the same way. We look around at our home, our
family, our job, our free time and we still aren't satisfied. We wish our body looked
better, our clothes were more in style, our husband was more considerate and our kids
were more ... well, like the perfect little people we picture in our mind. Our careers don't
excel as quickly as we think they should and people don't give us the attention we feel we
deserve. We're tired and anxious and the to-do list seems to be tacked to our hearts for all
the pain it causes.
Often, we look around and don't speak the words out loud, but think them just the
same. "Is that it?" I mean, You're the God of the universe and You have all things in Your
hands and under Your control. Couldn't you provide a little more money to help those
bills disappear or make me a bit more content with the man I've chosen to spend my life
with? And I thought Oprah had it tough.
Is there ever a time when God doesn't hear the murmurs? Again, not with our mouths but
in our heart.
I've been guilty of this--of not being satisfied with the gifts I've been given. Yes, there
will always be more to want, but today--at this moment--I'm satisfied. And I look to Him
with a grateful heart and whisper, "Thank you, it is enough. More than enough."
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About Tricia: Tricia Goyer is the author of twenty-six books including
Songbird Under a German Moon, The Swiss Courier, and the mommy memoir,
Blue Like Play Dough. She won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006
from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon
Writer's Conference in 2003. Tricia's book Life Interrupted was a finalist
for the Gold Medallion in 2005. In addition to her novels, Tricia writes non-fiction
books and magazine articles for publications like MomSense and Thriving
Family. Tricia is a regular speaker at conventions and conferences, and has been a
workshop presenter at the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International Conventions.
She and her family make their home in Little Rock, Arkansas where they are part
of the ministry of FamilyLife. For more information, please visit www.triciagoyer.com
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