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Monday Musings~Fireproof

There was NOTHING on TV last night so Scott and I decided to rent "Fireproof." I have heard about this movie and knew it was something I wanted to watch with Scott. We all need a little "marriage message" from time-to-time and you can't beat a Kirk Cameron movie. Can I just say that I loved this movie and I highly recommend it to ANYONE who is in a relationship, plans to get married, or is married. The movie showed me how easily we take our spouses for granted, lose sight of one another, get used to each other in a way that we begin ignoring one another, forget how to communicate, easily begin to disrespect each other, and, most importantly, forget how to love.

Even though the problems this couple faced were not issues that Scott and I are dealing with at the present time, the message was the same: love your spouse as Christ loves you-unconditionally without limits or expectations. So easily we love expecting something in return. The husband was challenged to love his wife no matter what for forty days. He was to show his love each day in a different way. Can I just admit right here and now that I would have given up on day three if I were him because of the reactions he got from his wife. Yet he pushed through and loved her anyway finding in the middle of it all what true love really is.

We reject Christ over and over and over again. When we sin, we are rejecting His love. When we don't believe, we are rejecting His love. When we treat others disrespectfully, we are rejecting His love. And on and on and on it goes. However, Christ still loves us. He loves us not expecting anything in return. He loves us when we use His name in vain and spat in His face. He loves.

We are called to love each other in this capacity; unconditionally. No strings attached. I am called to love my husband even in those times when he doesn't make it easy and vise versa. This movie reminded me first how much I absolutely love, adore, and respect my husband. But, he makes it easy for me to love him. Second, the movie reminded me that many times I am unlovable and need to watch my actions and words with him. I have been reminded and learned that marriage takes work, hard work, at times, and that I must push through and love no matter the cost for this is exactly what Christ did for me.

One line in the movie touched me deeply. The wife says to her husband, "If I haven't told you that you are a good man, you are." Scott, you are a good man and I am deeply honored and extraordinarily proud to be your wife. I love you.
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Lisa said…
Great movie... low budget, but great concept! God is good!!
March 18, 2009 at 2:08 PM
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