It was family movie night last night. Its always a chore to find a 'family' movie that everyone enjoys and that isn't riddled with cuss words and sexual innuendo, so we chose an oldie- The Karate Kid.
Have you seen that movie? I think its from like 1984 or something. Its a classic 80s movie that includes a soundtrack with songs from Bananarama and other rock bands.
This movie is very cliche' and very predictable (unless you're 9 and can't understand why Daniel is sanding everything in sight when he is supposed to be learning karate) . Its about a young boy from out of town gets bullied, meets girl who is eventually caught in the middle. Kid learns karate from mystic handyman and eventually wins the respect of the bully and the girl in a climactic karate championship match.
The end of the movie is epic. The main character Daniel is in the final match and must win one more point to be champion. He has no other choice but to use a karate move he learned from his teacher called the crane technique.
He uses it and of course wins.
After the movie it was hilarious to watch my kids immediately start mimicking the crane move from the film. To them it was clear- to be a karate champion you only need one fail-safe move to do it. Do that one thing and you win.
I think sometimes people view their own life that way- that if they only had one fail safe 'move' they could win in life. They think- the reason I'm not winning is that I don't know the secret move.
Here's a secret move for you- the 'crane technique' for you today. The one that will get you through your next battle- ready?
Let the Lord fight the battle for you.
Don't get caught up fighting on your own strength, using your own moves. Allow Him to use his powerful moves on your behalf and watch how quickly you win. Sometimes we try too hard to win on our battles on our own, and in the end we fail, because we are depending on our own strength.
Be blessed
Matt
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