Follow you, learn to love

Jessika 2022-03-26 08:01:01

Although it is produced by the same film company as Facing the Giants, it also has a very strong religious connotation;
although the first half of the film is a little dull and the preaching seems to be a little more preachy, overall, it is a very good film.

Especially brothers and sisters in marriage and those who are about to enter marriage.
Marriage is really a big task for us, and I believe that couples in marriage will experience it.
I believe it would be a lie if a couple said we were happy with each other, that we loved each other from the first day we met until death separated us.
Just as people will meet "giants" in their growth, there are also such battles in the journey of marriage. The temptation of the outside world, the change of each other's values ​​and the inability to play in the same way, the loss of interest in studying each other after marriage, etc., will hinder us from having A truly happy family life.

And as Genesis chapter 2 verse 24 says, a man leaves his father and mother and joins his wife, and the two become one flesh. I am convinced that God created men and women with His deep meaning. Only by "unity" can we become complete. Husbands and wives have been together for a long time to help each other grow, and to make each other a more beautiful, pure and complete person.
Facing these marital problems together and solving them together is one way for a marriage to grow.

When the male protagonist in the movie accepted the "40 Days of Love Challenge" attempt in order to love his father deeply, in the first 20 days, he was just doing it for his father and himself, because he did not Know what true love is like.
It is you who reject the other party again and again, but the other party still loves you;
it is that you are not worthy of the other party to love you, but the other party still loves you;
it is that you even laugh at this love, but the other party still loves you. . .
This is Jesus' love for us.

But we can't do it. When our love and dedication are not reciprocated by the other party, we are angry, complaining and accusing;
when we measure each other and feel that the other party is not as good as before, and that the other party does not deserve us, We choose to seek out what we think is better;
That's because we haven't truly loved someone from the heart.

So when the male host repents before the Lord and asks for forgiveness, he begins to know how to listen to each other, study each other, care for each other, meet each other's needs, and do things that make them happy regardless of gain or loss. Instead of thinking that she is a captain in the fire brigade and a hero in the eyes of everyone, she can go home and be a bad husband for granted;
and that wife, when she sees in this man the miraculous change the Lord has inflicted, She chose to go back to marriage and was willing to let this change happen to herself.

At the end of the movie, the wife came to her husband's fire brigade for the first time, across the square of the fire brigade, she came over from a distance and said:
If I didn't tell you, say you are a good person; you are;
if I didn't tell you I have passed you and said I love you; I do;
if I didn't tell you that I have forgiven you; I have forgiven you....

Really touching.
This is the blessing of the Lord, the love of the Lord, and the glory of the Lord: because only he can do it.

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Fireproof quotes

  • Caleb Holt: Yeah, well, Catherine's not buying any of it.

    John Holt: And why do you think that is?

    Caleb Holt: She doesn't love me. She doesn't even like me. Dad, she just about ignored everything I've done.

    John Holt: Are you reading everything on each page?

    Caleb Holt: You mean the Bible verses at the bottom? I'm not, Dad. I told you, that is not what I need.

    John Holt: Then what do you need?

    Caleb Holt: I need Catherine to wake up to the fact that we're about to get an ugly divorce. And I'm trying to prevent that. But I cannot do it by myself.

    John Holt: That may be true. But I think you need more than that.

    Caleb Holt: Dad, if you're gonna tell me I need Jesus, please don't. I don't need a crutch to get through life.

    John Holt: Son, Jesus is much more than a crutch. He's become the most significant part of our lives.

    Caleb Holt: Dad, why do you keep saying that? The most significant part... How is that?

    John Holt: When I realized who I was, and who He was, I realized my need for Him. I needed His forgiveness and salvation.

    Caleb Holt: See, I don't understand. Why do I need His salvation? What? Am I gonna be thrown into hell? For what? 'Cause I got divorced?

    John Holt: No. Because you violated His standards.

    Caleb Holt: What? 'Thou shall not kill'? Dad, I help people. I am a good person.

    John Holt: According to you. But God doesn't judge by your standards. He uses His.

    Caleb Holt: And what are His?

    John Holt: Well, truth, love...

    Caleb Holt: OK. I'm honest.

    John Holt: Faithfulness...

    Caleb Holt: I care about people. I am those things.

    John Holt: Sometimes. But have you loved God? The one who gave you life? His standards are so high, He considers hatred to be murder, and lust to be adultery.

    Caleb Holt: Dad, what about all the good I've done?

    John Holt: Son, saving someone from a fire doesn't make you right with God. You've broken His commandments. And one day, you'll answer to Him for that.

  • John Holt: Caleb, if I had to ask you why you're so frustrated with Catherine, what would you say?

    Caleb Holt: She's stubborn. She makes everything difficult for me. She's ungrateful. She's constantly griping about something.

    John Holt: Has she thanked you for anything you've done in the last 20 days?

    Caleb Holt: No! And you'd think after I washed the car, changed the oil, do the dishes, washed the house, that she would try to show me a little bit of gratitude, but she doesn't. In fact, when I come home, she makes me feel like I'm an enemy! I'm not even welcome in my own home, Dad! That is what really ticks me off! Dad, for the last three weeks I have bent over backwards for her! I have tried to demonstrate that I still care about this relationship. I bought her flowers, which she threw away. I have taken her insults and her sarcasm, but last night was it. I made dinner for her. I did everything I could to demonstrate that I care about her, to show value for her, and she spat in my face! She does not deserve this, Dad! I am not doing it anymore! How am I supposed to show love to somebody over and over and over, who constantly rejects me?

    John Holt: [John Holt strokes the wooden cross, and turns to Caleb] That's a good question.

    Caleb Holt: Dad, that is not what I'm doing.

    John Holt: Is it?

    Caleb Holt: No. Dad, that is not what this is about.

    John Holt: Son, you just asked me: how can someone show love over and over again when they're constantly rejected? Caleb, the answer is: you can't love her, because you can't give her what you don't have. I couldn't truly love your mother until I understood what love truly was. It's not because I get some reward out of it. I've now made a decision to love your mother whether she deserves it or not. Son, God loves you, even though you don't deserve it. Even though you've rejected Him. Spat in His face. God sent Jesus to die on the cross for your sin, because He loves you. The cross was offensive to me, until I came to it. But when I did, Jesus Christ changed my life. That's when I truly began to love your mom. Son, I can't settle this for you. This is between you and the Lord. But I love you too much not to tell you the truth. Can't you see that you need Him? Can't you see that you need His forgiveness?

    Caleb Holt: Yes.

    John Holt: Will you trust Him with your life?

    [Caleb nods yes]

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