God's not dead...

3-23
I would like to add to this sometime and really write out my thoughts, but for now I will post them in a list type note form....
God's Not Dead - Simple, right?  I thought so until I saw the movie and was challenged.
I cried a lot - it started in the previews - one was about a boy that came back from heaven and his journey and describing it to his family...it made me miss my mom.

the movie -
some touching moments:
The muslim girl who was thrown out of her home for her faith.  The scene showed her listening to Billy Graham on her ipod and her brother caught her, she told him not to tell.  The next scene shows her Dad telling her to deny christ and she refuses.  then he kicks her out and you see the dad and her bawling on opposite sides of the door.  It really shows the heartache on both sides. 

The professor hating God because of pain from his childhood.

The snotty christian girlfriend of boy who challenged professor, having her plans and trying to make him fit in them.

The professor getting hit by a car and getting a second chance to believe in God - grace....what about ALL the people he made state that God is dead?  (God is so much bigger than that pain).
The reporter gal with cancer - no hope without God, her boyfriend dumped her.
the duck dynasty couple, faith and God is everything.
the boyfriend of cancer reporter girl - his mom has dementia but God used her to speak to him about pain and comfort and the enemy having diff prisons for people.
the gf of the professor - sister of bf of cancer girl - feeling unequally yoked and belittled for her faith
finally taking a stand, cinderella syndrome.
the pastor - jealous of his missionary friend for being in the trenches, realizes he is right where God placed him in his own trenches.

Then add the sermon from church - voices in my head GOD wants to be the loudest.
More crying from me.
Moses in Exod 4 saying, "I can't....not me...pick someone else, please." - Pastor Peter feeling that way about planting the church.