One of the major activities the week between Christmas and New Year's is returning and exchanging gifts. Stores often promote their quick, easy and painless return policy to ease your mind before you spend your hard-earned cash.
Maybe you received something that was the wrong size, the wrong color, or just plain… wrong.
I'm guessing there are a few other gifts, that were exactly what you asked for, but in the coming months, you'll find they don't quite live up to expectations. Maybe they aren't as durable, don't launder well, use up batteries too quickly, or are hard to store.
But there are a few presents – and you know the ones – that delight you with how unexpectedly wonderful they are. They are the things that blow us away. We use the thing every single day. We don't know how we ever got along without it, and we whisper a blessing on the person who chose it for us every time we use it.
You know, years ago, Jesus Christ paid for me (and you too). And while He will never wrap me back in the filthy rags of my own righteousness and try to return me – NEVER (Amen!) – because of His payment, I want to do all I can to become that useful present, rather than the disappointing one.
Thankfully, He doesn't leave that responsibility on me. He keeps tinkering, honing and strengthening me, testing and stretching me, making me ever more suited to the jobs He has for me.
No returns. No exchanges. Just working with what He has. Wow.
Lauren says
That's just awesome that He doesn't return us! It's so reassuring! But, like you said, I think it's also good to act like a non-returnable present. I'm working on that right now…trying to be dilligent in Bible study–things like that.
Thanks for the post!