Over the past couple years, I've searched high and lo for the perfect Nativity Set. I wanted one that was pretty big so that it would be a prominent part of my Christmas decorations....sounds like a noble desire right? Well, it could be, but in my case, I am going to say wrong.
As I searched through all the nativity sets, even considering buying some costing over a hundred dollars, I thought to myself, "What am I doing?" Jesus Christ was born in a lowly stable, in the humblest conditions. He spent his first hours sleeping in a barn...with animals. We can glorify it all we want, but it doesn't change the truth. Should I really be spending hundreds of dollars on figurines to help me remember Him? No. I should be serving, giving, and loving those He loves.
Sometimes I get so caught up in material things. What my house looks like inside doesn't matter half as much as what it looks like inside my heart.
LESSON LEARNED!!
4 comments:
How true it is, to get caught up in the hype of Christmas. There are so many nice things out there for someone like me who would have enjoyed the 'clutter' of Victorian times. Is that your nativity?
No mom, that set is in the hundreds...but I do love it!!
You should have Mike get you one piece every year for Christmas to build it! Make it a special Christmas Eve present. One of my favorite decorations at my parents house is an elaborate collection of caroler dolls that my dad has been getting every year for my mom since I was 5. We love having her open it on Christmas Eve to see which one she gets!
So true ... and so hard to hold onto this perspective!
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