If my life was cinematic...

Lately I've been really enjoying my two Cool Hand Luke cd's that I've had for a while. On one of them (The Balancing Act) is one song in particular that I've been listening to a lot lately titled "Cinematic".  The song speaks about a dream where the singer's life was like a movie. Here's my breakdown of it:


The other night I had a dream
It unfolded to the silver screen
A tragic fire, some tears were shed
I woke to find our hero dead
And wonder, ”What if this was me?”


We all ask this sometimes. What if I was the hero? What if I was the one who died instead of the hero?

If my life was cinematic
With a soundtrack so dramatic
You’d be the hero and You would save me
And it would have the sweetest ending


We need to realize though the He (Christ) is the hero who died for us so that we could have "the sweetest ending". His sacrifice is what lets us spend an eternity in His love and grace.

I want to live in such a way
That when I’m gone my friends would say
That if my life was turned to film
I’d be standing on a mountain shouting victory in the end
But in my heart I know it’s only true
If I’m supporting actor and the Oscar goes to You


Sometimes we want the spotlight to be on us. Everyone cheering for what we did or who we are. We have to remember though that He is the one who deserves the attention, both from us and others, and that we need to show Him to others instead of taking the spotlight for what He has done. We must focus on Him.

If my life was cinematic
With a soundtrack so dramatic
You’d be the hero and You would save me
And it would have the sweetest ending

I don’t want to let You down
I want to make you proud
If anyone is watching me
I want to make it count for something


I know that I personally think this all the time. I feel like I constantly fail Him and want to make it right and earn His love. The beautiful thing about it though is that He loves us no matter what we do or don't do. Agape means "unconditional love" and we tend to forget the true meaning behind it. He loves us without the condition of us earning it. No matter what, He loves us for all of eternity.


What if it ended here?
What if the credits rolled now? 
What would the critics say?
Would it be the biggest let down?


We also seem to focus on what everyone else thinks about us and what we do. We look to other people for recognition of our actions and deeds. We try to impress others with what we do and say. If things were to end now and we were to die, would we ask what they thought of us or what He thinks of us. 

If my life was cinematic
With a soundtrack so dramatic
You’d be the hero and You would save me
And it would have the sweetest ending



Again though, we need to learn and discipline ourselves that it's not about us or them. It isn't about the opinions of others in our lives. It isn't about our opinions of our lives. It's about one thing and one thing alone - our hero who died and saved us. The one and only God which chose that our lives in Heaven were worth His here on Earth. "For man has no greater love than this: that he lay down his life for another" (John 15:13). If we have no love greater than to die for our friends, what does that tell us about His love for all of us? The one and only God of everything past, present, and future gave His life for us expecting nothing in return. Agape. The only questions left, is why don't we show it to one-another and just take it in? What will we sacrifice for each other and most of all, will we sacrifice who we are for who He is?