For Narnia!

I saw Prince Caspian on Friday, and let me start off with saying that it was SO GOOD! Not only because Prince Caspian was quite attractive, but I was on the edge of my seat trying to remember what happens next. It made me especially want to go back and reread the books, but instead of reading them chronologically, read them in the order published or in the thematic order. C.S. Lewis' talent could only be God-given; he was so creative and his metaphors just leave me in awe! I would love to be able to expand my thinking like that in my writing. 

One of the main metaphors for the Christian life that stood out to me about this movie had to do with Peter, the eldest Pevensie boy. Peter had SUCH a desire to succeed, and he wanted to defeat the Telemarines and give the Narnians their land back, but he wanted to do it all alone. Aslan had helped last time, but he hadn't appeared when Peter thought he should have. He got tired of waiting for Aslan to show up, so he took the war into his own hands. People have not updated IMDb quotes yet, and I don't remember exactly what he said, but it really struck me how Peter didn't doubt Aslan's power yet at the same time wasn't interested in waiting and figuring out what should be done. He didn't really even seem to want Aslan in the picture. And that got him no where.

In the same way, I find it so easy to take control of my life. I have seen God do some awesome things, and there have been many personal struggles I have overcome only through Him, yet I still try to conquer my battles on my own. Maybe it seems like I am doing it for the right reasons, but deep down I think I want to prove myself to other people and gain worth in their eyes. Paul wrote, though, that in our weaknesses Christ is our strength. The foolishness of the cross is better than all of the wisdom in the world, and God's power conquers everything. John 16:33 says, "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." 

When I get tired of waiting on God, I shouldn't take that as a sign that God wants me to do it on my own. In the words of Aslan, "nothing is done the same way twice." 

(er, I think that's how he worded it. darn IMDb!)