Tonight Dean and I sat down and watched the movie The Shack. We had both read the book, so we sort of knew what to expect...but still. I was in a much different place when I read it, and so I was very interested to see how the story affected me now. Many many many things caught me off guard tonight that I didn't expect to affect me the way it did. I will probably write about quite a few of them this week, I need to mull them over a little more. I actually took notes while watching the movie!! LOL!!
But the idea that struck me most in the movie, linked to what I talked about with the kids in KidsTime this morning too. In KidsTime we talked about the story of Moses being sent down the river in a basket by his mother to save his life. We talked about how she had limited time and opportunity to influence this child for God. We applied that to our lives by talking about how to share your story with others. I spoke about them having limited time to share with some people. For example, with summer coming, this may be the last time they see some of their friends. We talked about knowing your audience. For someone to be truly influenced by what you have to say, they have to see that you care about who they are and what they are going through. Lastly, we talked about finding the opportunity. To pay attention, and listen, and know how to respond. The main point I tried my best to explain this morning was to share their story, all they needed to do was tell people who God was to them, what He had done in their lives. So I asked the kids....if someone said to you today, "who is God to you?", what would you say? They gave some amazing answers! Really blew my mind. We discussed how even though God was one thing to one person, He could still be something completely different to someone else at the exact same time. He was exactly what we needed when we need it.
Then comes this movie.... Abigail watched it with us. We had to pause occasionally to explain some things to her. One of the big ones was why God The Father was a big happy black women in the beginning, and then an aging Asian man later in the story. I tried to relate it to our lesson, and explain to her that God had to be who Mac needed in that exact moment, and that it could be different every moment, or the same. That He loved him so much, He wanted to do whatever He could to make it easier for Mac to truly hear what He had to say.
Then I started thinking....how would I answer that question that I posed to the kids this morning? Who is God to me? Honestly....I'm not sure right now. I need more. But I don't know what I need or expect from Him at this point in my life. I trust Him, I believe, I have faith...but do I depend on Him? Do I allow him to be Papa? Do I talk with Him like I truly care for Him and want to spend time with Him? Do I completely let Him into my life? Can I say that I give Him full control?
This movie has really wrecked me tonight. Brought up lots of good things, as well as lots of bad. I have a lot of digging to do this week to decide how I feel about a lot of things. I have to say, if you have not seen it yet, you need to. But be sure to grab some kleenex first.....you're going to need them!!!
More to come.....
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