I love Christmastime! I love the lights, the decorations, the parties, cooking, gift giving and the family time. Is that so bad? After all, we are celebrating the most grand birthday of all. The birth of our Savior Jesus Christ! The story of His birth is a fascinating one for sure. Why in the world would a King come off His throne to experience a birth in a stable and join humanity? Because of love. His love for you and me. So is it so bad that I would love to celebrate His birthday in a large way? Well no, not until the stuff of celebration over takes the celebration of the Savior. When that happens we develop CPD, Christmas personality disorder.
There are some famous personalities that have allowed the stuff of celebration g
et into the way and you may be able to just identity with one or more of them. Try Clark Griswald for starters. His CPD is stress! He’s the one who wears the Santa hat, has a Christmas wreath on the grill of his car and the house that jet planes mistake for the airport. It’s doubtful you will ever have to deal with a kidnapped boss, a colossal spruce tree, and a rabid squirrel, but you can probably relate to the Griswold Christmas on some level of the stress meter. The entire extended family is coming in and there’s still shopping to do, plus decorating the tree, cleaning the house, shopping for gifts, paying the bills, finishing projects at work or home, etc. Christmas is the most stressful time of year! Clark nearly broke down with all the madness that saturated his holidays. He placed pressure on himself to have the perfect Christmas instead of simply enjoying the time with his family. He got swept up in the madness and let the chaos mount until it was more than he could bear, creating a horrific holiday. This is you if the only white in Christmas is your changing hair color and your song goes something like this...“It’s the most wonderful time of the year. There’ll be parties for hosting, Marshmallows for roasting”… “oh my gosh! I have so much to do!” It’s the most stressful time of the year!
et into the way and you may be able to just identity with one or more of them. Try Clark Griswald for starters. His CPD is stress! He’s the one who wears the Santa hat, has a Christmas wreath on the grill of his car and the house that jet planes mistake for the airport. It’s doubtful you will ever have to deal with a kidnapped boss, a colossal spruce tree, and a rabid squirrel, but you can probably relate to the Griswold Christmas on some level of the stress meter. The entire extended family is coming in and there’s still shopping to do, plus decorating the tree, cleaning the house, shopping for gifts, paying the bills, finishing projects at work or home, etc. Christmas is the most stressful time of year! Clark nearly broke down with all the madness that saturated his holidays. He placed pressure on himself to have the perfect Christmas instead of simply enjoying the time with his family. He got swept up in the madness and let the chaos mount until it was more than he could bear, creating a horrific holiday. This is you if the only white in Christmas is your changing hair color and your song goes something like this...“It’s the most wonderful time of the year. There’ll be parties for hosting, Marshmallows for roasting”… “oh my gosh! I have so much to do!” It’s the most stressful time of the year!The cure, Jesus says, "slow down." Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Psalm 62: 5-6
Slow down and focus on the real reason for the season. Read His Story and reflect on how it has changed your story.
Tomorrow we will look at another famous personality with CPD!
Merry Christmas!
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