Delivering As Promised

Kim and I went to see The DaVinci Code Sunday night. Our church hosted one of the CCN simulcasts that evening, which I missed in favor of my baseball team's banquet. I think I chose well.

The movie was OK. It wasn't the best murder mystery/drama/suspense that I've seen. As with most movies, the book was better.

I read Angels & Demons this week. I enjoyed it, but the plot was strangely similar to TDC. I expect a movie version of A&D to follow, but I have no idea how they'll get access to The Vatican City's secret places for filming. But then again, Groundhog Day wasn't really filmed in Punxsutawney, either.

I got to thinking about all the movies and books that I've seen or read that have failed to deliver as promised, that were promoted as being incredible pieces of can't miss goodness, entertainment, or education. Most of them fell short. They didn't live up to the hype.

I pray that my life is not like that.

I want my life to be full of integrity. I want to be the kind of man that I'm supposed to be. I want to be able to say, like the Apostle Paul, "Follow me as I follow Jesus." When people look think of me, I hope that they see a man who lives life well.

The bottom line: I want to love God and love other people. I pray that I can get those two things right. I figure that the rest of life will fall into place if I can hit those two...

But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.