Slumdog Millionaire

Wow, I am really on a roll here, I've been writing a lot of blogs lately. It's actually in part because my husband got a new laptop, and I'm enjoying using it too -a new toy!

So yeah...last night my sister and I saw Slumdog Millionaire and I love the movie. I even bought the soundtrack today.

What is it that pulled me into this movie? That's kind of a hard question to answer, because I can't really put my finger on it. It could be because it's a foreign/independent film...and I really like learning and exposing myself to other countries and cultures from their own standpoint...not a Hollywood-American glamour shots' view - I guess I've claimed that I like raw reality, and man...you are definitely exposed to raw reality from the slums of Mumbai, India in this movie. I also have a special interest in India for a couple of reasons. We sponsor a precious little girl there and I've kinda grown fond of her via letter writing and picture exchanges. Also, from reading several books written by native India born-American citizens. Another great movie I saw a couple of years ago that really was the initial eye opener for me regarding the slums in India was Born Into Brothels which broke my heart to watch, while also swelling it up with compassion for these children and giving me a reality check.

So, why did I like this movie so much? Ok ok ok...maybe it's because I'm a sucker for love. This had a beautiful love story intertwined with all the gut wrenching scenes of the slums in India and what those children's lives are like growing up there.

I don't want to give away too much of the movie; but this character Jamal does win over, or at least won over my heart. But nonetheless...these are the movies right? But what's up with that tug in the heart that made me such a sucker for this kind of romance?

When we got home and I was telling this to my husband...as he was rolling his eyes at me, I told him there's something more to it then just the movie and making your heart beat a little faster. This is what I strongly believe we were created for and long for. To be sought after like this Jamal character does so winsomely. But ultimately...this craving and longing in our hearts to be pursued after for who we are and not what we have to offer was placed in us by our Creator who is consumed with an everlasting, pursuing and passionate love for us as His beloved people. It's great when we can get those little glimpses from the movies that tap into this part of our hearts or genetic makeup, but then what? Leave you hanging and daydreaming! Well...I'm so thankful that I have found my Ultimate soul-mate...my Creator and Lord Jesus Christ. He is the One who can fulfill and make me realize what and why that longing is there for. It's a beautiful thing when you have the eyes of faith to see this and the reality from experiencing it firsthand from the Lord. It can really free you up to stop searching for that in people and things that ultimately do not fulfill that longing. And I know I'm not crazy for admitting this...it's the world that will tell us in some sort of fashion that we are crazy or making things up when seeing this reality...the reality that we were formed out of love...for One love to fulfill...and that is the love from God...shown in Jesus Christ. Awww...all the things we constantly do to deny this or reject this or belittle this...we think we can get it from our own resources or from other people's resources...but that is just like trying to bit into a nice juicy steak, not realizing it's in a ziplock bag! It will not satisfy even though it appears like it will.

This is in many respects how I have experienced life with God so far. He's Who I've been looking for all of my life...and I'm the one He's been constantly pursuing and waiting and pursuing and waiting...for me to return His love and invitation to walk in the fullness of a relationship with Him. Well, this is my raw reality...sometimes it's too raw for some I guess...