Movie Devotion

In case you missed our Zion family movie night last night (movie nights now covered by CVLI), hosted by the youth group, here's the devotion to help drive the point of the movie home:

Watch "Letters to God," pausing for the devotion after the series of events surrounding the soccer game and just after Brady makes a mess of his apartment when he finally decides to nix the alcohol and reads Tyler's letters to God.

Think about to what/whom you write your letters.  Brady was "writing letters" to his alcohol, seeking help there.  Where do you turn first when you're struggling?  To your job?  To shopping?  To your money?  To yourself?  You may want to write these things down.

Ps. 33:8= "Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
Fear of the Lord means that while you know that God could destroy you (even with just his pinky finger), you know that He loves you and won't let any undue harm come to you.  We are invited to respect and revere the Lord.

Mark 12:30= "[Jesus said] 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'"
God is supposed to be Priority #1.  He created us and loves us more than we could ever imagine, and He enables us to love Him with all our being in response to all He has done for us.

Ps. 50:15= "and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
Who you gonna call?  Not the Ghostbusters!  God!  He promises to answer when we call to Him for help and deliverance.

Ps. 121=
1 "I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore."
To sum up this psalm, God's got your back!  He invites you to turn to Him for His protection and support!

Take that list of things or people you turn to instead of turning to God first.  Look it over.  Let it go!  For emphasis, we burned our lists in the parking lot.  Youth and children, do not do this at home without adult supervision!  You may also shred it up or do anything else you can think of to help you let it go and remember to turn to God first.

Prov. 3:5= "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;"
This is more of an invitation than a command.  God knows what you need and He loves you more than you'll ever understand.  We know that God is always working in our lives to make good (Rom. 8:28), even out of the bad things, so let's take God up on the invitation to trust in Him!  God's got your back!
 
Blessings in Christ on your week!