And the Winner Is...

The award for most encouraging scene from in a motion picture goes to....
The Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants

The award for the most challenging scene in a motion picture goes to...
The Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants

The award for the most motivating scene in a motion picture goes to...
The Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants

The award for the scene that- makes me weep no matter how many times I watch it and reminds me that with Christ I can get to the end zone no matter how much excruciating pain I have to endure or no matter how many obstacles I have to navigate; with Christ as my joy and strength I can do all things- goes to...
The Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants!

Yes...I  watched Facing the Giants last night. It has been that kind of month and I needed that movie. I have seen it so many times and yet every time I watch it....I bawl my eyes out the entire movie and just want to jump up and cheer- ready to take on the world knowing that when it comes to all these battles with the enemy-
The winner is....
JESUS AND CHRISTINA!!
Applause please :) Sing with shouts of joy and praise because we got this! I'm taking my trophy home and that is one thing I will proudly dust and keep shining; remembering daily that we already win- so take a deep breath and enter the scene of life- facing it with my award winning grin!

Every scene from that movie were exactly the words I desperately needed, just the reminders I had to hear- NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD AND I WILL PRAISE HIM WHEN I WIN AND PRAISE HIM WHEN I LOSE!

I won't go into too much more because YOU MUST WATCH THAT MOVIE if you have not seen it! I think I am going to have to play the death crawl scene every morning before I start my day!! I will let the main message of that scene and so many other powerful messages from that movie speak for themselves when you watch it...seriously you have homework- go watch that movie- the teacher is telling you to!

But, I want to share the powerful thought that the Lord just laid on my heart. I turned on my computer just now knowing that I wanted to write something on my blog- you see this is my journal and every time I write it is a time of reflection, learning, growing, seeking God for myself...and then as I write I also pray God will use what I have written to draw others close to Him as well. So, I knew I wanted to journal this morning- I needed this time to seek after God and gain His wisdom and peace- there have been several times that I am really not sure what the outcome of my writing will be- or what the message will be- or exactly what lesson God is teaching me is until I begin to type it it. Today is one of those times.

Imagining the death crawl scene and thinking of all that I have been facing this last few months, the verse came to me:
Matthew 11:28-30 (and this is Jesus talking!)

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened 

and I will give you rest. 

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, 

for I am gentle and humble in heart 

and you will find rest in me. 

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF LIFE ON OUR BACKS AS WE CRAWL TO THE END ZONE! WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LET IT GO AND REST IN GOD!!!!! 

We are already victorious so forget the weight (life's painful circumstances, all the worries, all the battles you are facing)- DROP THAT LOAD OFF YOUR BACK, Get up from the painful, thigh burning death crawling position- I mean, I am too old for that mess anyways, I will be 35 this month! (remember when we were kids and that seemed sooooo old? lol)

It is time to stand up and start RUSHING TO THAT END ZONE  AS FAST AS MY SHORT LEGS WILL CARRY ME- WEIGHT FREE!!! JESUS IS STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT- SO GIVE IT TO HIM AND "RUN FOREST, RUN!" (that movie quote fit here well, lol)

AND OF COURSE DON'T FORGET THE VICTORY DANCE IN THE END ZONE :)