How I Teach Kids To Have The Right Attitude At Christmas

Christmas is right around the corner.  I love this time of year.  It truly is the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”

On the other hand, the real reason we celebrate Christmas can get lost in the hustle and bustle to get the best gifts and have the best decorated Christmas Tree.

Our focus can easily be turned to, “What do I get?”  Instead of, “What do I give?”

It is important we teach our children that Christmas is about giving – not getting. 

Father God, gave His only Son to us. 

One way I have taught kids to have an attitude of giving is to have them imagine it is their birthday and a friend planned a birthday party for them. 

I paint a picture and it looks like this:

Lots of people are invited to the party and having a great time, but no one is talking to the Birthday kid.  When it’s time to open the birthday gifts, all of the friends exchange gifts with one another, but no one gives the Birthday child a gift to open.

It’s hard to imagine a birthday party like this, but it happens every year on December 25th. We say that Christmas is the day that we celebrate Jesus’ birth, but then we ignore Him.

“What does Jesus want for Christmas?”

What do you buy for God, who has everything?  The streets in Heaven are paved with gold, what could Jesus possibly want for Christmas?

There is really only one thing that Jesus wants for Christmas. Jesus wants us. He wants you and He wants me.

How do I give myself to Christ?

• I give myself to Christ by giving Him my time, my talent and my money.
• I give myself to Christ by serving others instead of serving myself.
• I give myself to Christ by living a holy life in an unholy world.
• I give myself to Christ by slowing down, turning off Facebook, and spending time in His presence, listening to Him.
• I give my life to Christ by teaching others about Him.

I love this quote by Billy Graham, “The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, ‘What a lovely sermon!’; but ‘I will do something.’”

This year let’s do more than tell kids the Christmas Story. What if we ask kids to give Jesus a present? And not just on December 25th.

Why not give Jesus a present every day in December?

That is why I wrote “Happy Birthday Jesus!” 

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