Girlfriendit Radio with Patty and Lisa

What Is The Perfect Gift? - Pastor Tullian

Thursday, December 20, 2012 

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Determining the perfect gift for family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors, etc. can be stressful to say the least. We ponder, plan and shop. We create budgets (or should) and make our list and check it twice. The deadline looms, the pressure of perfection accelerates and then the gift exchange happens. How will the gift be received?

Each year we both struggle with what to give each other as friends. We like to create memories so our gift exchange often includes a dining experience. We talk about the past year, our dreams for Girlfriendit and encouraging women and what the next year could hold. We each try to pick out something unique and personal. Patty is the giver of all things silly and Lisa tends to lean into something significant. Our gifts reflect our personalities. 

So, what is the perfect gift to give to your loved ones (a child, spouse, significant other, parent, sibling, friend . . .?). Is the perfect gift something tangible like gift cards, accessories, or home decor? We know the right answer - NO! 

The answer - GRACE: unexplainable, undeniable, and unmerited. This grace came wrapped in a baby, lying in a manger over 2,000 years ago. It reflects God's personality. 

How will you receive this perfect gift that was pondered, planned and freely given to you? It is a gift that keeps on giving and one to be shared. It takes a lifetime to continually unwrap. This week on Girlfriendit Radio, we will run an encore from our time with Pastor Tullian, grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham and pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Our conversation? Surprised by Grace!

What perfect gift will you be giving this Christmas?