Sunday 2 September 2012

I did say I like books, movies, and tv shows.

LIKE THIS (AAARRGHHHHH)
In the Fellowship of the Ring (the first movie), after the Fellowship's been formed and they go trekking across Middle Earth and decide to go through the Mines of Moria (sigh), they come across this Balrog which is basically this gigantic, terrifying, creature of shadow and flame.

The Fellowship is comprised of 4 hobbits (who are about 3 ft. 6 in height), two men, a dwarf (4 ft. something), an elf, and this old, grey wizard.

They're all probably thinking the same thing: how in the world... that thing... is... what... we're so dead.

And they're all terrified I'm pretty sure. Even Gandalf (the wizard) was! So they're running away from this monster when Gandalf whirls around and calls to the others all like, GO GO GO GO None of you can handle this one!

So Gandalf faces the evil Balrog and ends up falling with it. (spoiler alert: he doesn't die!)

And a lot of times we feel like the Fellowship. With all the trials and uncertainty life throws at us, it's easy to be scared and shaky on our feet. There are so many times when we just want to turn around and run away from everything scary and uncomfortable.

We feel so tiny compared to how big the enemy may seem.

The rest of the Fellowship feels hopeless after they lose Gandalf because they don't realize how big he actually is. All they knew was how small and unequipped they were. They looked to their own abilities and strengths. That's how we could be sometimes. We go to church and read the Bible and are reminded constantly about how majestic God is, but when problems come we often forget it all and rely on our own strengths and in the end despair because we can't do it alone. 

We do have every reason to be afraid if we don't have God on our side. Every trial will be 3ft.6 Hobbits vs. The Balrog. 

We may feel small a lot of times and the enemy big, but our God is way bigger still. He's bigger than everything else in all the universe and he's way bigger than whatever you are facing. 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
Proverbs 3:5


When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 
In God, whose word I praise — 
in God I trust and am not afraid.

Psalm 56:3 - 4

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