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“Some gifts by their very nature make you swallow your pride.”

A thought by Timothy Keller (2016-10-25) from his book, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ (p. 17). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We are going to head next week to Las Vegas where our daughter, Stef, our son-in-law, Andrew and our youngest granddaughter, Harper live.   Our son, Brett and his family will also be coming.   We are going to be celebrating Christmas together this year.   But we have a problem.   I’m not sure that we can fit in our Kia Sportage all the gifts that Margaret and I have bought for our family.   But we are going to try.   Now I hadn’t thought of the fact that some presents cause us to swallow our pride but as Tim says I can see they can. He says, “Imagine opening a present on Christmas morning from a friend— and it’s a dieting book. Then you take off another ribbon and wrapper and you find it is another book from another friend, Overcoming Selfishn

"A person who is devastated by criticism is putting too much value on what other people think, on other people's opinions."

A thought by Timothy Keller (2012-04-01) from his book, The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness (Kindle Locations 292-293). 10Publishing. Kindle Edition. Maybe that is the thought that you needed today.   I have been to two different coffee shops this morning and finished two different books and moved to this book by Tim Keller and came upon this thought.   All I can say is, you must really need this encouragement today. And the beginning of a new week could be the right time to understand this.   Last week is over and you have the potential to start over.   So whose opinion have you given too much value to?   I am giving you permission to stop and reassess their value and their control over what they think of you.   God loves you and accepts you and He believes in you and He will forgive you.   Let what He thinks be what really matters to you. Why not start today?