Spiritual Insights from 24
24 March 2010
I know, pretty shocking, right? I’m always amazed by God’s creativity in reaching me. (Have I talked on here about how I started writing YA because of a Gossip Girl ad? And no, it wasn’t like, “I’m outraged! Girls need something cleaner to read!”)
So Monday night’s episode featured something not uncommon on 24—Jack has an idea to get them out of a pickle. It’s a fabulous idea, the audience knows without a doubt it’ll work, but some of the others he needs to cooperate aren’t so sure. On Monday night, the guy who doubted Jack and went his own way put the whole mission in jeopardy. With his doubt, he put the three others at risk, eventually died, and another guy died trying to save him.
At commercial, I said to Ben, “_Why_ do they doubt Jack? He’s twice their age, has way more experience than them, and he’s never wrong.”
And I had one of those kinda lightning bolt moments where I could hear the words being repeated to me, but from God’s perspective: “Stephanie, why do you doubt me? I’ve been around a lot longer than you, I’ve experienced it all, I know everything, and I’m never wrong.”
Because when you’re being shot at, that whole “Don’t panic,” thing is pretty tough to keep in mind. (I would guess. I’ve only been figuratively shot at.) Because the human instinct is to do whatever possible to rush through a tough situation, when often the smartest thing is to take our time, to wait.
I’m trying to wait. I’m trying to not screw up by being impulsive or listening to my instincts rather than God’s instructions. But yowzer, it’s hard when I’m getting fired on by the enemy.
On a totally different note—I’m way happy about how the episode ended. It had bugged me how inconsistent Dana’s character was, and the – er – new information we learned about her really made me feel better about that. (Although it brought up a few other, “So, why did she…?” kind of questions, but they aren’t nearly as critical as the, “So, why did she…?” questions I had before.)
Okay, that’s all I can squeeze out of Monday’s 24 episode. Happy Wednesday everyone!
Comments
Had we stayed at our apartment complex in Orlando, it might have been a different story…
Posted by Stephanie on 24 March 2010
I am profoundly relieved to know you’ve only been shot at metaphorically. ;-)
Posted by Roseanna White on 24 March 2010