It's not what it sounds like...
The other day I mentioned the show Boston Legal and Liz wrote in her favorite line from the show. They actually stole the idea of that line from this movie, "A Time To Kill", a really good movie with Sandra Bullock not as whiney as she usually is and Matthew McConaughy before he played stupid heartthrob roles (plus Samuel Jackson, Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Spacey and a huge list of other notable actors).
But there's one line with those two actors that I've always remember, it's by far and away my favorite from the movie. Matty is a married lawyer who's representing someone who has no chance of winning, Sandy is a law student who sees it in the paper or somewhere and decides to help him. Herein we enter the scene. It's late. They've both been working really hard. They're tired, and they're at his office. He has decided that he's going to spend the night.
Then Sandy asks the magic question. "Do you want me to stay?"
And Matty gives the best answer ever! "Yes... so you should go."
Where has our honest morality gone? We need more people who are willing to look at the situation and go, "This is tempting, that's why I have to get out of it." Did you know that 90% of Americans think that adultery is wrong, but 70% have committed adultery (according to one survey)?!
So how does that happen? Either they don't really care, or, the more likely answer, they didn't recognize the temptation in time and/or they didn't remove the situation. As hard as it is to seem, there is always a way out. But I don't know your situation! How can you say that? "But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it." I Cor. 10:13. I used to keep that verse on a card in my pocket to help me memorize it, and to remember the truth in it.
Thank you for the godly lesson Matthew McConaughy (I don't think that phrase has ever been uttered before...)
T
2 comments:
FLEE! it's a great word! it's even in the Word.
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 tim 2:22
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1 tim 6:11
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 1 cor 6:18
see? flee. the liz simmonds translation...run away, run away! the little voice/feeling inside us that says "YES" when we know we should say "NO" can also be telling you to get yourself quickly moving in the other direction!
it's one of my favorite words...flee
btw, this movie is going to be on TV this weekend (June 3-4).
T
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