Fireproof - I soooo want this.

Fireproof is a 2008 Christian movie that's basically just for Christians. I'd find it hard to believe that a non-Christian could get anything out of this movie, to be honest. But enough of that, I already wrote a review of this movie on my Flixster, so I'm not really gonna try to go into the actual movie too much. I'd much rather use this window to write about what this movie is helping me to realize... which is the point, right?

The more and more I learn about the true nature of romantic relationships, the more increasingly blessed I feel about never having been in one (LOL LOSER ATTEMPTING TO JUSTIFY HIS LACK OF GAME). No, but seriously. In the past, whenever someone commented that I was "so lucky" to have never been in a relationship before, I was always uncertain of how to react. But I have a better comprehension of what they're referring to (if they're not straight up calling me a loser, that is.)

Relationships look like scary things: there's so much at stake.
I'm so glad I never got into one as a kid; frankly, this stuff isn't for stupid little middle school kids, not at all. A true relationship means complete, selfless love to your partner. How many adults are capable of that?! (Let alone children.) I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that a majority of people today can't handle that. It reminds me of this incredibly stupid idea that seems to pervade so many people's minds, regardless of age. There's this belief that "true love" is some sort of magical experience where the world suddenly is a place of sunshine and rainbows. And that if you obtain this "true love" with "the one," your love will be so effortless; your life will be so magical... because it's love. Well, excuse me, I know I don't talk from a lot of experience at all, but... that is such bull. There is an experience where you do sort of enter a place of sunshine and rainbows, sorta (if you want to describe it like that, i guess.) And it doesn't have anything to do with what these people are probably thinking. More on that later.

Marriage: for better or for worse. In sickness and in health. We hear those words so often, but do we really understand what we're saying when we committ. You know what that means? That means when the going gets tough, you two get going. That means when the ish hits the fan, you two are there to clean it up together. That does NOT mean "oh omg but it was SOOO GOOOD before! now... we just don't connect and stuff! OK BYE LOL." One of the most memorable quotes from the movie: "Being fireproof doesn't mean that a fire never comes. It means that when a fire comes, you can withstand it."

But, you know... a lot of this is sorta to be expected. This standard for marriage is really set pretty high... it's not something human beings can reasonably achieve. And that's where THE JEEEEZZZZZ comes in. Yeah, it comes back to Him. I imagine how annoying it must be for non-Christians... "everything always comes back to that guy." But, what can I say, it's 100% true. Jesus was that sunshine and rainbows land I was not-so-subtly hinting to earlier. But, yeah... without having a love that is like God's love for us, our marriages are on some seriously unstable ground. We're an inherently selfish species: the success of capitalism attests to this. Our human bodies can't do this without Jesus. We can't truly, truly love our partners unless we have the love of God flowing through us. We must love them as God loves them. I really, really hope I can do this: Treat her with the love that Jesus has for her.

I'm rambling. I know this. I've forgotten to say some things that I wanted to say, to type out and sort through. Maybe they'll come back to me, later.

But alls I know at this point is: Wow. A Love that is so fireproof, a love inspired by God with the love of God through each partner, a fulfilling threesome (hehe) between me and her and God. A Love that glorifies God. I sooooo want this.

... Jeeze, I'm going to listen to some flippin' Hillsong right now.