The Christmas Story for Addicts

So the Christmas story... I thought of a couple brand new aspects this year (inspired by a great talk on Sunday...)!  Picture this...

The Manger Scene:
The Savior of the world is born in a stable, lying in a manger, surrounded by donkeys horses and cows....

But wait... REWIND!  (bzzzzZZzzrp!)

Let's go back.  Back before He was born.  Back before Adam and Eve.  Before the world was created.  There we were in premortal life, and Jesus Christ, the greatest spirit being which existed among us, next to our Heavenly Father.  Think of this... the ONLY difference between Jesus and Heavenly Father is that Jesus didn't yet have a glorified resurrected body.  He was that great and wise and poweful of a spirit.  Under the Father's direction, Jesus created worlds and then created us.  He set the plan in motion, and then sealed the deal... by coming to earth.

And now we're back at the stable.  This all powerful being created this world, man, and woman, and then entered His own creation in human form, as a baby, totally dependent, and completely needing to rely on the help of others (Mary, Joseph, his own childhood siblings and friends) especially the help of the Father, as he had to struggle through learning and growing in those early years.  How significant that someone with such great power was willing to humble Himself so far as to submit Himself to infancy and childhood.  I've never thought of it that way before, have you?  I feel this perfectly relates to what is difficult for us - giving up our power, surrenduring our ability, and submitting ourselves to become as a child, needing help from our Father and Savior, and those who love us. 

Not only that, but upon his grand entry that night, He was told there was no room for Him.  He was rejected, by those He loved, in a most beautiful place He created.  How often do we say there is no room for Him?  How often do we say, "My life is too full... of sin, of flaw, of dysfunction, of grudges, of repeated failure, of imperfection, of mistakes... there is no room for Him at my Inn."  (Thank you Satan)  Truth: He loves us, He created us and we are beautiful to Him, He gave us our weaknesses, He knows what they look like and exactly why they're there, there is no cause to hide from Him or push Him away.  Truth: Not only is there room for Him, but our Inn is designed specifically for His entry.

As Michael McLean says, "Let Him in.  Let Him in.  Let the joy and hope begin."  (Forgotten Carols)

The Star:
Three wise men followed a star which shined brightly over Bethlehem....

REWIND AGAIN!!!  (bzzzrrzzZZzzRP!!!)

Now, if a star were to shine that brightly at such a moment at such an hour, which it did... it would have had to be perfectly placed YEARS and years beforehand at the right place at the right time in a precise orbit, which it was.  This is how great of detail and precision the Lord works, and we ought not doubt that He works the exact same way with us.  Nothing is accidental, we are in the very places He wants us, at the right times, among the right people.  We are not fogotten.  There is much taking place in a grand and eternal plan concerning each of us, individually.  As each star is different and existing within a sphere of unique precision, we are too.  Like a spec of dust :) we are in His hands and He is worthy of our trust to carry us toward places of peace and success if we allow it.  If we let Him in, He will find us when we're lost, because He knows exactly where we're at 100% of the time.

"Three Kings found the Lord, and so can we."  (Forgotten Carols)