B Movie Baddies

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.  Psalm 113:3
I’m a huge fan of old cheesy B movies. Giant rabbits, misunderstood robots, bad dubbing, you name it and I would probably get a kick out of watching it. My favorite would have to be Godzilla-esque movies. I think they’re awesome because of the giant monsters stomping the cities to bits; I’m a simple girl who loves movie destruction. The thing is, I’m a fan of those things in movies, not in real life. If a giant monster invaded the city, I wouldn’t be cheering them on…I would be screaming and running along with the rest of the crowd. As fun as it is to watch a movie about an evil brain, it’s much less fun my own brain turns against me.

I am struggling with today’s verse. First, I couldn’t find one that I liked. I went through my whole stack of verse cards that I picked out for Lent and nothing struck me. Then I skimmed through my bible and came up with squat. Finally I delved into my inbox and looked through all the devotionals emails I’ve gotten and still nothing. It’s like my brain just isn’t into this today. It’s not that I think that my brain is suddenly evil. It’s just that…well, actually my brain is sorta evil. I’m a fallen human with a sin nature and doing the ‘wrong’ thing is always so much easier than doing the right thing. But thankfully I was reminded of my problems this weekend and how leaning on my own understanding was a TOTAL disaster, so I’m not going to let my brain win this round. If my life was a cheesy B movie, this would be the part where the heroic astronaut saves us from the evil brain; in real life, it’s where the Holy Spirit gives me the strength to overcome my sin nature and find a verse about praising God. This verse is pretty straightforward, it doesn’t matter what time it is or what is going on, we ought to be praising God. Which is a good job for me today. Praising God is probably the best way to beat my evil brain.