So for years, I've enjoyed discussing different books I like and some of those are The Chronicles of Narnia books. I have always enjoyed the fact that it's all about these "normal" kids who help to save a different world. And, of course, as with many things in society, there's always people that want to find deeper meaning. Even in these books. I can't count how many times I have heard people say that these books are an allegory.
Well I don't get it! At least for the longest time I didn't. I mean come on, Jesus is not a lion...He's a person! We can't really go to new worlds when we step into a closet. (Or none that I've ever seen.) So, I've never gotten into those discussions. That is until Disney made The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
I remember sitting there watching Aslan approach the stone table and I started bawling. It was exactly what Jesus did for us! Totally made sense after that! So yeah, I felt all awesome. So, over the years I've reread them, and looked for the rest of the allegories...and back to nothing! I think I'm just really dense sometimes, because I'm sure God shows me things that I just don't get. And then, today, my brother-in-law posted an article on facebook about The Silver Chair. AND I GET IT!! Prince Rilian totally had an addiction! And in order for him to get away from it, not only did he need to let go of the past, but he also had to have help from others and to finally break the chair himself! (the addiction!)
I don't have any addictions (okay, I admit I do enjoy my social networking, and Pinterest is pretty awesome, but that's a whole different ball of wax). And so I know that I'll never truly understand and relate to this, but I can definitely empathize with it! But, I do know people who have them, that are still sitting in their chairs...so why am I not praying for them and asking God to bring people to help them break out of those chains so they can get out of that chair? I don't have an answer to that question, but I do know that I'm going to pray for them and pray that God will do this, because He is bigger than anything! And, as for me, I guess I'll keep rereading these books, and maybe someday, I'll understand the allegories in all of them, not just two books!
