Christianne's Spiritual Journal

The Ultimate Christmas Present Excerpt

• Edwin: It's not fair.
• Santa: What's unfair?
• Edwin: Everything! Ever since I was a little boy all I ever wanted to be was a meteorologist. While all the kids were playing with toys, I was busy playing with thermometers. They would look at the clouds and see ponies and ice cream cones, and all I could see were condensed forms of atmospheric moisture. Mr. Martino was right. I'm a failure.
• Santa: Edwin, you're not a failure. You need a challenge. A place where the weather is exciting. A place where you can share your knowledge with people who have the same passions as you do.
• Edwin: But where? If could go to such a place--
• Santa: I'll see what I can do.
• Me (Christianne): I was watching The Ultimate Christmas Present on Disney last night and when I heard this, Edwin completely reminded me of myself from a Christian perspective. I think we as Christians oftentimes feel left out from the world because of who we are, and we feel like failures. For myself, "ever since I was saved all I ever wanted to be was a better Christian. While all of my friends were out partying, I was at home reading or relaxing with my family. They would look at clubbing and drinking and see a good time out, and all I could see was a life apart from the Word of God. Maybe they're right, and I am a failure." I've felt this way so many times! And yet God tells us that we're not failures. We just need to be in constant fellowship with others who love Him as well; a place where other people share the same passion for Christ as I do. We all have the need to belong, and it's okay, so long as we strive to belong in the Body of Christ. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." --Proverbs 27:17. There is probably a deeper message in this somewhere, but this is just a surface thought. :)