A Way In A Manger?

Rather, THE WAY in a manger...

I heard this great devotional before Christmas from Christine Caine....here's a portion of it:

"When God gives us a promise, it normally comes to us in seed form, and what we do with that seed is crucial.  It needs to be planted in nutritious soil and daily watered with faith.  The people with whom we share our dreams are crucial to the dream's birth. We must place ourselves in an environment that is full of faith, hope and life."

It is true...if you think about it, so many (if not all) of the beautiful things we have seen have grown from a mustard seed of faith.  If you look at all the people in the Bible and trace their stories of faithfulness or if you think through your own testimony....I am sure this concept holds true.

The only other part I would add to this devotional thought is that every seed of an idea or dream God has given us has the potential to grow, but it is not only dependent on external variables for success....we also have to be willing to become less and less for Christ to become more and more.  If we lose ourselves in praising and glorifying Him....we have found THE WAY....the promise of our salvation was even given to us in "seed form", our mighty KING as a baby in a manger.  But, are we willing to bow before this baby?.... OR, in other words, to bow down before the promise has come to fruition....this takes faith...this takes humility...this takes sacrifice.