Ever had one of these? Thankfully, God’s been very patient and merciful to me and while I have had some wake up calls of the extreme variety, He’s used the simplest of things to get my attention lately, to let me know He’s still there and loves me no matter what.
Tonight we went to see the movie FireProof and it really did open my eyes to some things I need to change in my own life… both in my marriage and in my relationship with Him. As you can see in my About me page, I am by nature a very lazy individual, not going to lie, and I’ve got to fight it with every ounce of my being. When I don’t it’s one of the many “parasites” (referenced in the movie) that grabs hold of everything I hold dear and seeks to tear it apart.
That movie was exactly what I needed to see tonight. It’s made me really stop and think about my commitment to Carrie, what I can be doing to show my love and respect for her. It also renewed my focus for having a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God, not just a casual one.
If you’ve never heard of the movie FireProof, be sure to check it out, you’ll be glad you did. While it is a movie about saving marriage, it’s so much more than that. The guys at Sherwood did an amazing job and it was good to see one of my childhood favorite actors, Kirk Cameron again too.
Fireproof is probably the most powerful movie I have ever seen. It also was my family up there on the big screen. I cried the ENTIRE time. You see me sister and her husband (a firefighter) just went through a nasty divorce last month. As I watched that movie I could not believe how many lines seemed as though they came straight out of my sister’s mouth or her husband’s mouth. It was unreal. It was so good for me to see how much hard work I need to be putting in my marriage each and every day. Although my sister and now ex-husband can’t go back, I am praying that God will use this movie to change their hearts toward the future.
My first reaction was “Why God?, Why couldn’t this movie been made a year ago, it could have made all the difference?” My husband reminded me not to question God but to know that He is in control and knows all.
God greatly worked in my heart and there are a lot of changes that I need to make.