Christmas Card Message Ideas

Make no mistake. For those of us who want to send Christian Christmas cards, there seems to have fewer choices than ever. The store cards offer holiday greetings center covered with glittering ornaments, Santa and lots of holly. However, it becomes more difficult to find a good selection of religious Christmas cards in local shops. What can you do if you want a unique card to express your belief in the true meaning of Christmas? Here are seven creative ideas to help your share your Christian faith this Christmas season.

1. Shop online. Do not limit yourself to brick and mortar stores that stock only the designs of the most popular holiday and themes in order to increase profits. Search the Internet and you will see that it is filled with many niche markets that offer specialty products. There are online stores that sell exclusively Christian products, including Christmas cards, as well as traditional holiday card sites that offer a wide selection of religious Christmas cards.

2. Include a bookmark. You can always choose a standard Christmas card with a wreath of greenery on the cover, but slip a bookmark inside with a Christian message. You can find them in Christian bookstores and online. There are even websites that will create inexpensive custom bookmarks for you. These can be personalized with your favorite Bible verse or even a family photo.

3. Send to a magnet. There are many companies that are custom thin, flat, easy to mail magnets of all sizes. They add your message, Bible verse and sometimes even a photo. You can send to everyone on your list of Christmas cards and are still on their refrigerator long after the holiday is gone.

4. Send a photo Christmas cards. There are photo card companies on the internet that feature religious photo Christmas cards. They incorporate a Christian message and design with your photo and personalization. If you do not find a company that is specifically Christian photo Christmas cards, then find one that you can include a customization a little longer. This way, you can add your favorite Bible verse and Christian message. Let everyone on your holiday list see the joy of the Lord in the faces of your family. People tend to take on the photo Christmas cards long after they have laid the traditional paper greetings. So, your message will remain.

5. Be yourself. If you do not find just the right Christmas card for your family, it is easy to create your own map. First choose a large colorful background with scrapbooking paper, wrapping paper or even construction paper. Cut out pictures of your family, your children's drawings or pictures from magazines or other sources. In a paper that compliments your background color, write or use your printer to print your message. Organize all of your items on the bottom and when you are satisfied with their placement, use a glue stick to keep them. Then to mass-produce them, you have two choices. You can scan the finished product and then print on your printer. You can also use your digital camera and take a picture of him and transfer him to a website that print for you. This can be a fun holiday project for the whole family.

6. Include your testimony. Whether you send traditional holiday cards or religious Christmas cards, you can include a printed account of how God has touched your life. It need not be your whole life history to have an impact. In fact, you can simply give an example of how God answered a prayer for you this year. Many people send Christmas newsletters announcing annual accomplishments of their family. Instead, consider letting others know that the Lord has done. You never know whose life it might touch.

7. Pray.