Sometimes blessings come from
unexpected places, and sometimes valuable lessons come from pretty strange
sources. For example, would you expect a
horror movie to be a source of valuable Faith lessons?
Yeah,
me neither. At least not usually. But sometimes that happens. In fact, there’s a scary movie being released
next week that offers some valuable insight into how when we’re at our weakest,
we are ever so susceptible to falling prey to temptation.
Annabelle: Creation, the story of a
possessed deal releases in theaters o Friday August 11.watch the trailer here
And one of the main lessons
we can learn from films about the supernatural is that evil is real. It’s real,
it’s frightening, and when we’re at our best, we tend to walk away, but in
moments of weakness, and despair, we’re much more likely to embrace it,
especially if it seems that we’ll be able to find answers to our questions, or relief
from pain and sorrow.
So no,
I’m not recommending OUIJA boards, I’m not suggesting tarot decks, just
offering a commentary on the whys of their use.
So, ‘Annabelle:
Creation’ starts with every parent’s worst nightmare: the unexpected and sudden
death of a child. And in the midst of their broken heartedness, opportunities arise
for them to find answers. The problem is that by the time they realize that the
hoped-for answers aren’t forth-coming, they have been drawn down a dark path.
Horror
exists, horror I evil, but Christians have read the book, and we know how the
story ends. God defeats evil. So instead of turning to the supernatural instead
of God, we should know that we need to use our faith, to use prayer, to call
upon God. He has the answers to our questions. He can help us in our times of
grief.
The movie
tells a story, and like all stories it teaches a lesson. Let the lesson you learn from this be that God
is the answer, in our darkest moments, God can heal our bodies and our souls.
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