Without Faith, All is Lost

Last night I went to see the new Narnia movie with some guys, and I have to admit, its one of the best movies Ive seen in a long time. As some of you may know, the Narnia series is written by C.S. Lewis, a Christian who has written many books on the struggles of Christianity. In this weries, 4 siblings are whisked off to a magical land called Narnia, a place full of adventure, and a place where you find who you truly are. The land is ruled by a lion called Aslan, and the first movie in the series shows Aslan giving his life to save one of the 4 siblings, and then rising again. Sounds familiar, right? The series is much like that of the story of Christ, him giving his life for us. In this newest addition to the series, the "Voyage of the Dawn Treader", 2 of the siblings go on another joyrney, one to conquer evil, and to save eternity. Along the way they are tempted, attacked, and put through many dire situations, all to deter them from the final prize, meeting Aslan once again. Though I wont tell you the outcome of the movie, I will tell you some about it. First, it was very faith based, and has some amazing lines, most of which speak of fighting temtation, having faith, and being saved. One of my favorite lines was "we have nothing, if not belief" It was said during one of the darkest parts of the movie, where all the characters were beginning to struggle with the temptation around them. One of the charcters, a small mouse spoke up, and said that though the people around may have been having trouble understanding and believing, without belief, there is nothing. My own personal translation of this is that without faith, without belief, all is lost. Everyday we struggle with decisions, and everyday we struggle with the battle of if were going to give our whole day to God. The smallest character in the movie said it all. Without faith, we are lost. Without belief in God, without our trust in him to back us up, no matter what situation we are in, we have nothing.

We have nothing, if not belief.