I'm Awake!

I saw Prince Caspian last night, and it was filled w spiritual truths. We ended up there because I asked God to show me a good present for the boyfirend’s 28th birthday.

I fought through traffic to get him cupcakes from Swirlz. Then I zipped back to my house fearing that the son (almost 5-years old) might need to use the bathroom.

Stopped at a red light, I saw a billboard for Prince Caspian. One of my teens that I have a Big Sister Little Sister type relationship with was eagerly awaiting the release of that movie. I made a mental note to have a movie date with my son on another night.

At my house, the smile on the boyfriend’s face was worth battling traffic. After we ate the cupcakes, I felt like we needed to do more, so we decided to see the movie.

Let me say that The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian was an amazing movie, loaded to overflowing with Spiritual truths. Here are just a few that I noticed. If you need clarification on any, please ask because my mind is rambling with thoughts I might neglect to write.

The real world vs. Narnia
The Narnians are like those who have heard the word of God. (Luke 8:4-15).
The real world is where we (and Peter, Susan, Edmond and Lucy) live. The world where sometimes if we say, “God spoke to me,” others will think we are a little on the not-so-sane side. Can you imagine what it would be like is Lucy told someone in England that she knew Aslan, a talking lion?

Lucy believed in spite of everything, but she was afraid to go to Aslan alone.

The dwarf (DLF) had faith. He could not see or hear Aslan, but he moved forward in faith. Lucy’s actions and not her words slowly strengthened his belief.

Susan was still too withdrawn to believe. There’s a lot of Lucy in me, but also a desire to be withdrawn from everyone and everything like Susan.

Edmond was amazing! His confidence was that of truth and grace. The prodigal son. The thing about Edmond and many of us is that once we’ve gone the wrong way and have been saved by grace, our confidence rests in the truth and not in ourselves.

Peter was like so many of us. When it seems like nothing is happening, we take matters into our own hands, and end up making things worse.

Prince Caspian was from a long line of wrongdoers, but he was set apart because he believed in the truth. He was taught and he believed.

However, even believers are fallible. Oftentimes, we underestimate the forces of darkness. This dark lure can appear to be right. It edits the truth with rationality, and we become weak. Those of us who have not yet fallen believe it is because of our strong will power. But those of us who have fallen know first hand the power of the lure, and its effects on even the strongest. Edmond knew.

Fighting between Prince Caspian and King Peter is a lot like what happens in the church. We all belong to God through Christ, but even good soil will not bear fruit if not fertilized with the word of God. He is the vine and we are the braches. Our relationship with God directly affects our relationships with other Christians and non-Christians alike.

Peter believed in his abilities more that in Aslan returning to save them, but as Lucy reminded him, it was not Peter who defeated the white witch in the first place.

As Christians, we try to do things for God without his guidance. Sometimes we feel like God is taking too long to answer. And that allows room for the dark spiritual edits. We don’t realize the darkness because it’s usually wrapped around our innermost desires.

The purpose of the devil is to steal kill and destroy. John 10:10 Jesus came so that we may have life.

Wake up.
That’s what Lucy begged the trees to do, yet they remained lifeless (Please see the significance with Jesus coming so that we may have life).

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asked his disciples to keep watch while he prayed. They kept falling asleep. The Bible says it us good for us to keep watch and wait for Jesus to return, but we keep falling asleep. We are sleeping because God gave us instructions to follow, just like Aslan told Lucy to come to him. She didn’t go because she was afraid to go against the crowd, but she knew in her heart that Aslan was calling her.

Jesus tells us to follow him, but we see the obstacles ahead. We think it’s impossible. But all things are possible through Christ Jesus who gives us strength.

When we wake up, we remember that life is not about doing what seems fun, life is the power of the Holy Spirit inside us to break free of strongholds, vices and addictions. Jesus came that we may have life.

There are so many more spiritual truths running through that movie. I left the theatre wide awake. My heart was unclouded and I was Lucy again. I wanted to be like Lucy. I wanted to believe in spite of everything and everyone else.

“Did you like to movie?” I asked the boyfriend.
“It was alright.”
“What? Alright? That thing was loaded with spiritual truths!”
“What?”
“You slept through that whole movie!”
Figuratively. Spiritually.

He was there with his eyes wide open, and yet he didn’t see or hear them.

I stared at him, amazed. He was good soil, hadn’t been fertilized in a while, but he was still good soil. Why couldn’t he see? I glanced away because I didn’t want to get all Bible-y on him, but less than a second later my heart spilled out of my mouth.

Every two seconds I thought of another spiritual truth and one by one, they poured in an excited flurry of fragments. And when I couldn’t think of anymore, my heart sang out to God in silent adoration.

As he left my house, I gave him a happy hug, and said, “This is the best birthday present I could have given you.”
“What the cupcakes?”
“No,” I groaned, slapping his arm. “Wake up!”
“Oh that,” he said, zipping his jacket. “I heard you, Baye. I’ve been listening.”