We watched the "Departed" recently and it really got me thinking. It was so intense and the whole movie is about crime, deception, and living double lives. It made me really grateful for my simple life. The movie mainly follows two characters played by Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo's character comes from a family with a long line of criminals. When he joined the Police Department they basically said he would make a better undercover cop because people would assume he would follow in his family's footsteps. Matt Damon's character on the other hand came from a good background but he was secretly involved with one of the biggest criminals from a young age. Matt Damon joined Police Department then became a detective who was trying to catch the criminal. So Matt Damon was his inside man giving him the heads up at every turn so he wouldn't be caught.
It just made me think about the difficult lives people have and how so many people can get wrapped up in the wrong crowd and have to pay the price. When you start going down the wrong path you may not notice at first but then once you get really deep into it, it can be difficult to get out. That is what happened in the movie and happens in life all the time. You start to think you are not good enough and you can't ever measure up to be accepted by Christ.
So while it may be difficult in life to get out of difficult situations, it is really easy to become right with God! You will never be good enough on your own to be right with God, but luckily you don't have to be. Since Jesus came and died for your sin by accepting him as your Lord and Savior you can have that relationship with God. The relationship you always wanted. You can be accepted and forgiven so easily. It is easy to be forgiven by God but a lot of times for us it is hard to forgive others. So when someone comes to you that has wronged you, if you have the temptation to hold a grudge remember how easily Christ forgives and accepts you. It's really that simple to be accepted and forgiven by Christ so why not make it simple for someone else to be forgiven.
It just made me think about the difficult lives people have and how so many people can get wrapped up in the wrong crowd and have to pay the price. When you start going down the wrong path you may not notice at first but then once you get really deep into it, it can be difficult to get out. That is what happened in the movie and happens in life all the time. You start to think you are not good enough and you can't ever measure up to be accepted by Christ.
So while it may be difficult in life to get out of difficult situations, it is really easy to become right with God! You will never be good enough on your own to be right with God, but luckily you don't have to be. Since Jesus came and died for your sin by accepting him as your Lord and Savior you can have that relationship with God. The relationship you always wanted. You can be accepted and forgiven so easily. It is easy to be forgiven by God but a lot of times for us it is hard to forgive others. So when someone comes to you that has wronged you, if you have the temptation to hold a grudge remember how easily Christ forgives and accepts you. It's really that simple to be accepted and forgiven by Christ so why not make it simple for someone else to be forgiven.
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