Last night, I watched Finding Nemo. In Spanish, actually. Nonetheless, certain bits of it really stuck out to me more than usual. I can pretty much quote the entire movie, but it’s so interesting how you get something new out of a movie or book every time you watch/read it.
If you haven’t seen the movie, then go watch it as soon as you possibly can, but in the meantime watch this awesome clip. If you have, watch the following clip anyway. This is Dory’s life philosophy.
Awesome, no? But really. When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming! Just keep on pushing through it, even when things get really tough. It is so worth it. You WILL get through even the toughest times.
Now watch this clip. The very end could be a little longer there, but that’s okay. It was the best video of it I could find.
Sometimes, escape is right in front of us. But we fail to recognize it as such.
Eh-scap-ay. That’s funny…it’s spelled just like the word ‘escape’…
Know what that escape is?
God.
All you’ve got to do is give everything up to Him.
How often do we think we’re too insignificant to trouble God with our problems?
That because obviously God doesn’t care since He let it happen to us, there is no escape?
We even can recognize that talking to God could help us.
But sometimes, we just aren’t willing to let go.
My youth group went recently to an event called Acquire the Fire (ATF), a really neat youth conference that travels all over the U.S. The whole theme was “Normal’s Not Enough.” To be more than the “average Christian,” you have to give up everything to God. The sins, the temptations. The situations beyond our own control. And God doesn’t just want the negative, either. He wants all of us.
It got me thinking. Man, there are some aspects of my life that I just am not willing to let go of. Why?
Because as humans, we get the false idea that we can do it on our own. That we don’t want God’s help if it means sacrificing something.
We are so blind to the escape right in front of us. Even if it does look suspiciously like escape. Not to say God will just take our problems away, but He can and will help us to get through them.
It is an escape from ourselves. But more so, an escape from Satan and the lies that he manages to make us believe.
I very recently went to a girls’ retreat at my church called “Something Beautiful.” So many girls, and guys too, are falling for the lies that you have to be physically attractive to get anywhere in life. And that they aren’t attractive. We don’t realize that what is inside is so much more important.
Eating disorders. Depression. Anxiety. Self harm. Suicide and suicide attempts. All of these things have been on the rise.
Our society is so messed up. We can’t continue believing the lies of this world. My generation is so appearance-oriented. God is the only one who can help us stop believing Satan’s lies.
Escape is there.
We just have to take it.
Will you?
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. -Matthew 6:34-35
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. -1 Peter 5:7
