Disillusioned of Love

Well I finally understand what either people never figure out in their lives or what people have known forever and have a much healthier outlook on things.

Chick-flicks are my guilty pleasure but afterward i end up feeling lonely and genuinely upset. Why does such a humorous portrayal of a couple working through their problems and living happily ever after disturb me so much? I finally figured it out. It's because the day after the movie ends, that couple wakes up and SURPRISE, they have problems again! The movie can show this day or week or even year to be a battle and then an eventual victory and triumph prevail and the couple has made it through the scandals, children, drunken nights, goblins, pirates, or police chases that they endured. What happens if the next day the children are still bad and the drunk night makes a second ugly appearance? What if it makes a third or fourth appearance? Is there such thing as a happily ever after and what would that look like? I am not going to pretend I know or make something up because I can't imagine a life like that, with a happy ending.

Let's say for argument's sake that I make a commitment to "Ronald" to never get upset and always be understanding. Let's stretch our imaginations even further and say "Ronald" makes a commitment to always think of me first and serve at every turn. How long does this last until we forget what we promise and go back to pleasing ourselves?

Now imagine a God that promises that if we trust in Him for EVERYTHING He will give us not only Eternal LIFE but ETERNAL JOY!!!!! An eternity filled with joy and all just because I'm willing to admit I'm a horrible person and need help. It's not hard to realize that's the truth, too! Every second almost is a reminder of that.

How well would a movie with a perfect husband sell? If there was a movie made about a Christian's marriage to Christ, the husband would be loving, forgiving, powerful, sinless, and constant. That movie would be too close to home to be amusing. The wife would constantly be disloyal, disrespectful, selfish, disinterested, and the list goes on. But the movie doesn't end with a divorce, but a devoted husband that never leaves his wife no matter what. Sounds... just about right. So when I get upset after a chick-flick because a)I don't have a husband, or b)it just isn't real... I will think to myself how much better my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can be!