SANTA CLAUS FAITH

It seems that our society is more consumed with telling tales than telling the truth about Christmas.  Many parents have convinced their young children to believe in Santa Claus, but fail to teach them about believing in Jesus.

The children send their WISH LISTS to Santa, but parents are forgetting to tell them to take their PRAYER LISTS to God.  They've taught them to say things like, "I want...I need....I have to have" rather than teaching them to tell the Lord how grateful they are for what they already have!

It's more of a family tradition at Christmas time for many parents to read the book, "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" to their children than to tell them the story about Jesus (the true "Christmas Story," which can be found in Luke Chapter 2).  Children seem to know more about the fictional character, Santa Claus, than they know about the one true God!!!

Christmas is not about Santa Claus coming to town....it's about the Christ-child being birthed into our world!  It's not about reindeer....it's about sheep and shepherds seeking the newborn babe.

GET REAL...tell the truth!  The Bible is not a fiction book....it's the real deal!  It's okay to tell a tale about Santa, but children need to hear the real story about the true meaning of Christmas
(over-and-over again....year-after-year.....to every generation).

Show them THE WAY (and it's not by a sleigh).  Go "over the river and through the woods," or however you have to go to get to grandmother's house....I bet she'll remember The Story!!!