Have You Seen The Movie Avatar?

     If you haven't seen the movie, you might not be able to relate. Usually, I'm not fond of a movie that lasts over 2 hours unless its Transformers (smile) but I really enjoyed this movie when I watched it several years ago. It popped in my mind earlier this week. I didn't do a "total recall" of the whole movie but Jake Sully's character stuck out. Nothing else from the movie, just his character. There was a reason. I hope I can explain it like I saw it.
      If you remember Jake is a paraplegic and a former marine.. He cannot walk and is now confined to a wheelchair. He cannot afford the operation that may help him to walk again. He is given an opportunity that he couldn't refuse. After all, I"m sure he felt as if he didn't have much to lose. He had just suffered another blow, he lost his only living family, a twin brother.
     Now, What came to me was Jake and his Avatar. He had the awesome opportunity to dwell in a new world. In order to survive and be successful on this "mission", Jake had to take on the body of an Avatar. His Avatar had his memories, emotions, personality, knowledge. The Avatar was all him except he stood over 10 feet tall and in a different form.
     When Sully takes on this new form and travels to the other world, he finds that he can walk again, he is stronger than he's ever been, taller than he's ever been. He is excited, full of zeal. He is in a new world and, it's beautiful. He has hope.  But, he has to get used to his new body and learn about this new world and how to operate. Then, he finds that he has to go to war to protect himself as well as others. It becomes a matter of life and death and all of Sully's training of being a marine and a warrior is needed and used in his avatar.

    See where I'm headed?

     We, whether saved or not can relate to Sully in different ways. He has lost his only living family, the use of his legs. I'm sure he was ready to give up on life when he was suddenly given the opportunity to "live in a different world". You know in my mind, I went to salvation. Coming to the only one who can really give us access to this "new world" and set us free. Jesus. He can give us His Spirit so that we can have the ability to overcome our circumstances. As he accepted this challenge, he was introduced to a new life where he now had strength in his legs to walk, run, fight! He looked at the world through new eyes. The sun was brighter. The grass and trees were greener.  It was all open and accessible to him now that he had accepted the invitation. For those not saved, are you ready to accept this invitation?
     Now that he had accepted it, he had to learn to walk in it. He still existed in his other body. He was not dead. His situation while operating in his avatar, was still the same. But, he also existed in this new world that was opened up to him where he was powerful. Get it? We, as children of God still live here in the earthly realm, but, we have a spiritual realm as well that we operate in and we have to learn how to simultaneously operate in both worlds. Unlike Sully, we can use the spiritual things to CHANGE our natural circumstances! Growing in our relationship with the Lord, prayer, studying His word, hearing His voice and learning how to operate in Him.
     Before Sully's accident, he was in the military. He had a warrior's mind. He was trained in strategy. He knew how to fight and it served him well as he operated in the new world. What is it that we excelled in before we came to Christ that He can now use for His glory? To assist others?   Nothing is too small.
     Another point to make is...In his flesh, he had some bad blows in life. In his Avatar, he stood over 10 feet tall and powerful. How do we look in the spirit? How do we see ourselves? Still in the wheelchair of our circumstances with no power or are we standing over 10 feet tall in the spirit fighting like warriors?  I encourage you to think on this... No matter what kind of "unfair" thing that life has dealt you, if you know Christ, you still have power that can overcome all things.You have ACCESS to the Father and the spiritual realm that He wants you to walk in! Since we live in a natural and spiritual existence at the same time, we have the power to speak change into our lives from the spiritual realm into the natural realm-even if it's just changing a negative way of thinking!  What are we speaking?  We don't have to be bitter and victims or bow to negative circumstances! We have a whole new world we have access to! We are 10 FEET TALL IN THE SPIRIT! LET'S GO! NOTHING is impossible with God!