God's Not Dead

It's easy to see the battle of belief in God's existence. You can see it in tv shows, in the media and even worse yet you can see it in how we(Christians) live. This evening I went to the theaters and saw the movie "God's not dead". When I launched this blog I never intended on reviewing movies but I believe this one warrants a review and a strong encouragement to go see it. The story is inspired by the large number of lawsuits and confrontations that Christians have had in Universities in the United States. The story follows a freshman college student who is forced to deny his belief in God on paper by a philosophy professor. He decides to risk his college, future career plans and relationship with his girlfriend (I didn't like her much)to take on an atheist professor to prove Gods existence to the class in an effort to stand up for God. He engages in a battle within himself to do what's right by standing up for what he believes regardless of what those closest to him think. This story also follows several others including a pastor and his missionary friend, a young converted muslim girl who been in hiding, a reporter who's made her living trashing Christians and others including the girlfriend of the professor and her brother. This movie does a great job creating multiple story lines with quick character development. I loved how the movie intersected everyone's story line so that their lives at the least rub up against one another and even influenced some life choices. The fact that this movie is showing in select theaters is awesome and is a must see and a must buy when it comes out in BlueRay/DVD. You will leave encouraged with your faith increased.

Some thoughts that came out of this move tonight  challenged me in my walk with Jesus. It's easy to get in arguments with people about politics and even faith issues. But how many of us would put our lives on the line to defend our belief in Jesus? How many of us make life decisions out of our disbelief in God's goodness. Many of us have go into or  even stopped short of relationships because we fail to see God's goodness in our life. We look elsewhere for our satisfaction and identity.  At the beginning of this blog post I stated that you can see the battle of belief in the way we Christians live.  Based on my own thoughts and actions I easily see the areas of my disbelief. I easily see the battle brewing in my own heart not for God existence but for my level of faith. I see how life in my life would look if I really lived out what I claim to believe.

Tonight I'm thankful for God's grace, I'm thankful that he truly is so Good that I don't have to look elsewhere for fulfillment. 

If you're reading this post I have a couple challenges for you. 

1. Go check out this movie. (Click below picture for more info)
2. If you're struggling to see God's goodness.  Talk to a pastor, a trusted friend or feel free to email or contact me. 

You are valued, loved and accepted so much that Jesus died for you. We as God's family can rest in Gods grace. Knowing that he sees the truth about us and loves us where we are.

James 4:6 6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says,“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 77 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

God's Not Dead Movie Website