Tonight I had the opportunity to see "Larry Crowne"...a theater full of primarily members of an older generation, and then my little sister and I...at first it made me question my taste in movies but then the movie started and I fell in love. The story circles around the failures of daily life and then the always present upswing and revival into hope and self-development. This story should be seen by all of my students...life has changed people! The lives of our parents are gone...it is not a society of choosing hope, choosing hard work, choosing God and His will for your life, over that of what the 'World' tells you in the correct path.
I love my job, I love my mediocre salary and my budgeting...I love relying on my faith in God to get me from one end of the month to the other and most of all - I love that God has taught me that when you are given things in a different manor than you, or I, anticipated...such as being the unmarried friend, the low income worker, the failed marriage, or the missionary in the middle of Brazil...I have the ability and knowledge to rise to the challenge...to make a difference...to be a positive impact on those around me.
In the coming weeks I hope to obtain a second job, to start my masters classes, embark on another school year, lead a bible study at my church and still maintain the close family/friend relationships...if you could look at my schedule it would seem impossible, however it was by watching Larry Crown that I realized it is possible. God would not have put such a work load on my heart without it...I also had the opportunity to sit down with a friend this week to catch up and she said something profound that really hit home. God has blessed me with being the unmarried friend, the low income worker, the "live by myself" person, the driven/over organized teacher, and the can't say "No" to favors friend for THIS TIME in my life...He and I will accomplish many things, most of which I will never understand, because of all the aforementioned blessings.
Happy Saturday...go see Larry Crowne ...let yourself become consumed by the film...and let God be the driver of your car!
