A Good Movie

I have a confession to make.... I really don't like movies. I know that sounds odd for a person in the 21st Century, but I find that reading a book is much more enjoyable than a movie because I get to create the scenes in my head.

Anyway, there is this movie that I think is good... stupid, too unrealistic, corny, etc... but good. The other day, I was watching Evan Almighty and was encouaged in my faith. There are several things I like about the movie.... except the tree hugger agenda and the really super stupid ending.

Back to the point. Evan is nuts in the eyes of his wife, so she leaves. She is eating at a diner and has a conversation with "God". When she says that her husband is nuts for building an ark God responds, "It looks like an opportunity."

Mrs. Noah asks, "What do you mean." God replies, "When you pray for patience, does God give you patience or give you opportunites to learn patience? When you pray for your family to be closer together... God gives you an opportunity."

That is good, and very frustrating at the same time. My problems aren't problems, they are opportunites.

There is this one verse that has been haunting me lately. It says about Jesus, "Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered." (Hebrews 5:8).

Now, if Jesus needed to learn obedience, how much more should the situations that bring me suffering, difficulty and challenges teach me to be obedient. You see, that problem isn't a problem, it is an opportunity.