In Batman Begins there’s this little cliche line that’s used throughout the movie, “Why do we fall?…So we might learn better to pick ourselves up”. While it’s a cliche, it also holds truth.
In Ecclesiates 1:18 are these words: “For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.” For some reason society and Christians themselves think that being a Christian is about feeling good all the time. It is thought that somehow once you accept Christ your life is just perfect from then on. Let me be the first to tell you, that is completely false. Even more, I think that the moment we accept Christ, we inherit a future that will in fact be painful. Yes, we do recieve freedom from sin and I can’t imagine life any other way…but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy or feel good. Life is tough for everyone, Christians and non-Christians alike. We all deal with stuff…some of it is serious, some of it is just stuff that we make up in our own heads. Christians (un)fortunately (in addition to the normal life stuff) have the responsibility of sharing God’s gift with others and when we feel like we’re failing that task, even more pain follows…
life isn’t easy…but it wasn’t designed to be.
That line used in Batman is pretty good, but what it should say is “Why do we fall? So we might learn better to rely on God to pick us up again”
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