Merry Christmas! This is the time of year
when we all think about giving. We give gifts to our family members and
friends. Then there is the person who delivers our papers and collects our
garbage or cuts our hair. Let’s face it; it’s the season to give. But, why do
we give this time of year? I have been considering my own giving habits and how
God wants me to give. He has taught me not to hold on to things with a grip of
ownership. I have learned to live with open hands and realize that He owns it
all and I am only a steward. I have
concluded that He wants me to be a joyful, obedient, faithful steward. He wants
me to be set free from ownership and have a heart that is rich toward God. I
think we give more this time of year because we follow God’s example “for He so
loved the world that He gave…” He gave sacrificially; He gave His only Son that
we might have eternal life with Him.
Here is a link to our newsletter that tells about all the great things
that are happening in and through God’s ministry at CLW. Would you take some
alone time with God this week and pray about what He would have you do this
year in your year-end giving? Whether
you give a gift to a neighbor, to your church, to a family in need, or to help
Camp Living Waters bridge the gap through our leanest time of year, my prayer
for you is that you will find joy in your giving, because you were obedient to
what God called you to do with His resources.
The staff and Board of Directors of Camp
Living Waters are thankful for you and your involvement with Camp Living Waters
and are wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very blessed New Year
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