The Gift Trap

The Gift Trap

What’s the Problem?

What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please

What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please

• Overspending

What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please

• Overspending

• People of Plenty

What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please

• Overspending

• People of Plenty

• Greed/Discontent

What’s the Problem?• The Need to Please

• Overspending

• People of Plenty

• Greed/Discontent

• Ingratitude

The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!

The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!

The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!

• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift – Motivated by LOVE

John 3:16

The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!

• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift –

Motivated by LOVE

• The INDESCRIBABLE Gift2 Corinthians 9:15

The ONLY Gift That TRULY Counts!

• The ORIGINAL Christmas Gift – Motivated by LOVE

• The INDESCRIBABLE Gift • The SOURCE of the Gifts

James 1:17

Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS

Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS

– Change the number of gifts

Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS

– Change the number of gifts

– Change the receivers of the gifts – split up adults, kids only…

Practical Steps• Commit to WISE

STEWARDSHIP

Practical Steps• Commit to WISE

STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do

not have

Practical Steps• Commit to WISE

STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not have

– Agree to downsize the expense of the gifts

Practical Steps• Commit to WISE

STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not

have

– Agree to downsize the expense of the gifts

– Agree to limit your gifts.

Practical Steps• Commit to WISE

STEWARDSHIP – Refuse to spend money you do not have– Agree to downsize the expense of the

gifts– Agree to limit your gifts.

– Buy gifts throughout the year

Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS

• Commit to WISE STEWARDSHIP

• Giving to REAL Needs

Practical Steps• Downsizing EXPECTATIONS

• Commit to WISE STEWARDSHIP

• Giving to REAL Needs

• REGIFTING GOD’S Gifts to Us

Conclusion

• Thanks Be to God for His Indescribable Gift!