I just watched the movie, "The Giver" a few weeks ago. It is very thought provoking and definitely a conversation starter.This may spoil it, but it got me thinking, so I am going to share anyway....
In the movie, free will is seemingly nonexistent. It was an attempt to keep people from getting hurt, but in reality it hurt more not having it. Love, emotions, and even what killing and death really were nonexistent in the hopes of protecting people.
The people are okay with that because they know nothing else. Yet, you see how once they have tasted what pain is, they have no desire to go back to a life without it. They understand the seriousness of death and killing. They understand the sweetness and heartache of love. They understand what negative emotion is. They couldn't go back to their old way of living because life becomes richer when they see the world as it is....even with the pain. It is not easier, but it is worth it.
Following Christ is like that. When we were not Christians, we knew no other way of life. When we became Christians and experienced God's love and grace we couldn't go back to our old lives!
What we had was good and maybe less painful, but what we have dims in comparison to that because a life with Christ is so much richer than a life without.
We see sin as it really is, yet we understand that God has redeemed us. We struggle against our flesh, yet we know we're not alone. We experience hopeless situations, yet we know that we need look no farther than Christ to find hope.
We have seen what God can do and we feel how He has changed our lives. We cannot go back to what we were!
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation. The old is gone forever! All things are made new!." 2 Corinthians 5:17
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