“At Advent we should try the key to our heart’s door. It may have gathered rust. If so, this is the time to oil it, in order that the heart’s door may open more easily when the Lord Jesus wants to enter at Christmas time.” (a Christian saying in New Guinea)
Our hearts are usually guarded very carefully. We don’t just let anybody or anything in. We have learned to be careful, we don’t want to get hurt. This protection is important to us and we rarely let our guard down. Unfortunately, the things we use to guard our hearts begin to work against us. What we thought was a protected place becomes a prison instead. We can’t get out and nothing can get through. It’s the end of life, real life.
What guards have you set up? If Christ comes into the world on Christmas will he even be able to reach you? Will you open the door? If “God” was on the caller ID would you answer? Does he even have your number?
Risk opening up this Christmas. Take a chance by sharing something meaningful with someone else. Give up something (that’s right, even at Christmas). Be more generous than you are normally comfortable being. Maybe, just maybe, the door you crack open may be the path for God to come into your life.
Posted on December 13, 2011
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