A few weeks ago, I went with a friend and our kids to see the new Lion King. The graphics were amazing, but with the realistic animations, combined with the suspenseful story line, I felt the need to cover Sadie's eyes for several scenes. After about the third time of me putting my hands over her eyes, she said, "Mom, stop! I already know this movie has a happy ending." I chuckled and really sat in awe of the bravery and maturity of my little 5 year old. It wasn't until a few days later, her line came back to me; "I already know this has a happy ending". I started thinking about the different scenes of life. Our life movie is full of happiness, joy, pain, suspense, trials, successes, failures, losses, disappointments and so much more. There was a scene in the movie that mirrored the horror and pain in my own heart. As Simba tried to save his father, I couldn't help but flashback to the night that I said goodbye to mine. That scene replays in my head and heart, and continues to bring great pain and grief. However, I pray I tap into the wisdom of my little girl. I pray I can smile and find such joy in the happy segments of life, but in the hard ones, in the ones that are extremely intense and insecure, my hope is that I remember that my movie of life has a happy ending no matter what happens in the middle. And, if I focus on the happy ending of heaven, I won't feel the need to cover my eyes, run from, or be intimidated by the intense scenes. I can face them, walk through them, and have hope because my future is sealed, the finale of my movie has already been written, and it's a happy one. 1 Peter 1:3-6 "Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade--kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials."
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March 2020
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