What Are Your Children Believing in This Christmas?

Today I was discussing Christmas with someone, and her young son was nearby.

“Do your children still believe?”, she whispered.

At first, I had to stop and think…  “What is she talking about?”

My initial internal response, being a Christian, was that she was asking me if my children believed in God.  I asked her to repeat herself.  Oh yeah, got it!  She means do they believe in Santa?  “Um, no.”  That was my gracious response. 

My children know about Santa.  They know he is fictitious.  Some would say this “ruins” their Christmas, but for us, we believe it deepens their Christmas experience. 

For us, Christmas is about God sending Jesus Christ, His Son, to earth to save us from our sins.  Songs like “O Holy Night” and “How Great Our Joy!” actually mean something very special to us!

We do not want our spiritual celebration to be overshadowed by Santa Claus.  We want our children’s focus to be on Jesus Christ and what He can do for them.

We believe it is a blessing for our children to know that their gifts are coming from parents, relatives, and friends who love them.

We want them to know that we are blessed to give (and receive) because we have received from our God in heaven.

We want them to celebrate God’s gift of Jesus Christ – the greatest gift of all!

I ask you -

What are your children believing in this Christmas?

In whom do their hopes and dreams lie?

Santa or Jesus?

Who has been the focus of their hearts the past few weeks?

Santa or Jesus?

If you are a Christian family, I encourage you to diminish the teaching of Santa in your home and uplift and esteem the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!

Think about what your children are believing this Christmas.