Tonight i went to see "x-men origins: Wolverine", which was a lot of fun.
I love the whole x-men story, and i have always loved the character of Wolverine, I've never really known why. But i was thinking about it tonight after seeing the movie, and i think i like the wolverine character, because he has been through a lot, he has lost so many people that he loved, been betrayed, been rejected, before he lost his memory. And through all that (though at times he did give in to revenge), there was a genuine love in him, he knew who he was, and who he didn't want to become.
Then after he lost his memories, he became lost... and began searching to find who he is... to find his purpose... and in the process becomes known as a killer....
If you continue to read in some of the x-men comics (can't remember which series exactly, either the new x-men or the uncanny x-men), you find that Logan (wolverine) becomes the leader of the x-men, tho he doesn't think that he is capable of leading the x-men, Professor X could see the bigger story, and has faith in Logan. and encourages him.
As i was thinking about the story of Logan/Wolverine, i realised it was a story of redemption.... and it reminded me of the story that we are a part of, a story of redemption, through Jesus.
See, we were lost, confused, and unsure of our purpose.... we have all made mistakes, both big and small, we have given in to rage, revenge, hate at some point or another... but that is not the end of our story... our story continues... just like there was someone that believed in Logan, believed that there was a bigger story that Logan was a part of. We to are involved in a bigger story, and we too have someone that sees the whole story and encourages us to play the part that we are meant to play, and restores us, redeems us from our past hurts and mistakes, so that we can play that part. Jesus is that person for us... he sees the big picture, He encourages us when we feel like giving up, or thinking that we can't do it, and He guides us along the way... He can tell us the direction and the steps to take, to be able to be all we are meant to be... All we have to do is listen .... and then obey.
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