For the last 3 Christmases, Zac has been bought me a nativity to put up in the house. It's so exciting to me! I can't wait to see which one he is going to pick out. As soon as I get it, I put it up in my kitchen along with the other ones I have. This year the tops of my cabinets were full of different nativities of Christ.
When Christmas was over, it was time to take down the nativities along with all the other Christmas decorations. As I was pulling each nativity down, my heart grew sadder and sadder. I felt like I was pushing Christ out of my house. I felt an emptiness when I looked around my kitchen and those nativities weren't there anymore.
Of course Zac just laughed at me. I knew it was silly, but the hole in my heart was there. I immediately found a solution. I told Zac I needed a Jesus cabinet! I needed a glass cabinet that I could place my nativities in and keep up all year long.
During the covid shut down my dad called me up and asked if I wanted my grandmas's old curio cabinet. My sister had it at her house but couldn't use it. I immediately let him know YES!! He didn't know I was on a search for one. I had no clue where I would put it, but I wanted it.
He drove all the way up from So California during the shut down and put it all together for me. After he left, I pulled out all my nativities and anything else I had of Christ, and set it up. In that moment I felt whole again! I felt I was opening the door to allow Christ back into my life and to be with me at all times. That night I sat on my couch staring at my curio cabinet all lit up with figurines of Christ in it. It has become a holy cabinet and a holy room. It is a room in my house to ponder and seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost. This is all possible because I invited Christ into that room.
I know not everyone needs something physical to remind them to invite the Lord into their lives. But for me this year, it was exactly what I needed! What is something you do to invite Christ in? How do you feel when you have invited Him in?
I will always be grateful for Christ in my life! I can't imagine life without Christ! He is my rock and my center in life. I still remember my neighbor's testimony from years ago describing Christ as her center. She was a dancer growing up and she talked about how easy it was for you to get dizzy when doing turns in dance. She said the solution to the dizziness was to watch a specific spot while turning. If you took your eye off the spot then you could fall or become dizzy, but as long as you kept your eye on the spot you could perform the turns with no problem. She then compared the spot to Christ. As long as we keep our eyes on Christ and focused on Him we will not get lost in this life. We will be able to safely make it through any and all trials that come our way.
I never want to find myself trying to go through life without Christ!
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