Action Movies...And that Pesky Little Villain!

One of the many reasons that I enjoy watching action movies, is that it's pretty obvious who the villain is.  Their plan also usually involves in-your-face attacks and confrontations.  Even if you don't usually watch these kinds of movies, it's quite easy to tell very early on how the hero is going to have to defend himself.  Plus...big explosions!  Yes please!

Also, the hero is able to pinpoint exactly where the problem lies and face it head-on.  Sometimes I even find myself wishing I could live in such a movie!  Yes, I'd have scrapes, bruises, broken bones and gaping wounds on a very regular basis, but at least I will have something tangible and beatable to fight.

It's not that easy fighting battles in this life of ours.  We expect our confrontations to come head-on; or at the very least, we wish that they would, but unfortunately most of our battle-scars are invisible, emotional, psychological.

Have you sometimes wondered why things in your life that used to run smoothly, have derailed all of a sudden?  Do you stand confused at the seemingly random disastrous turn your life has taken after you thought everything was going so well?

I'm not here to try and tell you that I understand why all of these things are happening.  My point is actually to tell you that these things aren't random.  We are constantly battling things, right?  Of course you know this...everybody knows this.  But what we sometimes forget is that these battles sneak up on us in the most unexpected of places; the places we thought weren't important enough to attack; the places in our lives that invisibly hold us together and make us who we are.

And they happen because the ultimate (defeated, mind you) villain has figured out that if he kicks you at exactly that spot, you'll be crippled.  So you're going to have to come up with an action plan to get strong and fit enough to prevent him from taking away who you are.  It would be really cool if every training session in real life had an awesome movie soundtrack to it!  But alas...

Here's what I think that training programme should look like:

• Surround yourself with people, friends and best friends who knows you well enough to help identify the villain's weak spots.  Spend time with them, listen to their counsel and take it to heart;
• Spend time with yourself, get to know YOU.  Remind yourself that you are awesome, amazing and totally the hero of your own movie!
• Make sure to spend some time with God, because, let's face it, He's the writer, director and producer of your life. Oh, and that defeated villain up there?  Guess Who kicked his ass?  Haha!

So all you need to do is, place your foot neatly and squarely on the villains chest, because he was already beaten down into the ground completely!