Back to Reality

Society today is really pretty messed up. There's so much war and evil and hatred. It's so hard to be a Christian in this world. Heck, it's hard to be human.

I think that that is one of the reasons people hold onto fairytales so much. It's an escape. It's a chance to run away and find your true love. A chance to tell a fish that all you wanna be is the ruler of the universe. A chance to explore the farthest corners of the world and still return home. A chance to be a hero in a world where sometimes it's hard to find one.

For us Christians, we can live in a fairytale, if we choose to. God is our hero. It's our job to be the world's hero. To direct people to him, to be the storytellers. We can be the knight in shining armor.

The thing about today is that the world is totally broken. That people are broken. But Christians get a chance to find healing, even though we live in this broken world, too. We can help people find their way through the darkness and fight their dragons. Even when they don't want to believe in God Himself, we can speak the words that they will listen to. Something that Rookmakker said that struck me was this: (in my own, quick note-jotting words here):

“it is not for us to condemn, for God is the judge, but to pray and work for them meeting them openly and without reproach, accepting their ways and customs…. This means we will have to study their problems, their ideas, know their language…. In order to be able to communicate."

Dudes. Everybody loves some kind of fairytale. Everyone has their escape. We as Christians have to help people find religion and peace in reality. And we can do that. Through stories. Through words. Through love, right? Judgement and argument gets no one anywhere. We are all humans, we gotta find common ground if we are ever going to make it. And Christians have a special place and a special task. If we have this chance, we might as well take it. Make life an adventure that we've always wanted. Just maybe not in the way we'd initially think. 

(Cause there aren't any like talking animals or big song and dance numbers every few scenes) :)