He sits with her day after day. He reads their life story to her day after day. He continues to love her day after day.
The
catch is that she has no clue who he is. She doesn’t remember all the
good times or the bad. She doesn’t remember the love the two of them
shared together.
Yet he still comes to her day after day in hopes of her remembering just for a second.
We
see that she does remember him once for a split second but soon forgets
again. No matter her memory status, he doesn’t leave her side.
At
the end of the movie we see him search her out again and she remembers
and allows him to sleep next to her. They both pass away holding each
others hands knowing who they were.
At the end of the movie I found myself saying “I want to find a love like that.”
What I didn’t realize, though, was that I already had that love.
Stage one: God loved me and I loved him
I
grew up knowing Christ but I never knew him to the full extent. I
attended my grandfathers church and enjoyed going. I enjoyed the plays
and the camps. I enjoyed the child’s view of being a Christian.
Stage 2: God loved me as I forgot him
I
lost my way when I went to college. I found trouble in guys, alcohol,
and smoking. I stopped going to church. Soccer was my only constant
throughout life. I still enjoyed life because of soccer but I was never
fully happy without God.
Stage 3: God pursued me as I did my own thing
I
recall times in my life where God called out to me. He used movies,
books, and people. People who probably don’t even know that they had a
part in bringing me back to Christ. Despite my efforts in trying to do
things my way and forgetting God, God wouldn’t allow it. Once a year I
heard Gods cry and remembered the good times when God was in my life. I
saw where my life was heading and tried to change it. I tried going back
to church but for one reason or another I stopped again. I always found
an excuse to turn away. The main one being that I didn’t think God
would love me anymore. I felt shame.
Stage 5: God showed me his love
God
knew what I needed. During my lowest point in life, he still helped me.
He knew I needed a routine. He opened up a 9-5 job. He knew I needed
freedom. He took a man out of my life. He knew I needed family. He got
me to reunite with my parents. When I didn’t think things were possible,
he made them possible.
Stage 6: I remember but fear forgetting once again
Month
10 of the race and I am still scared I am going to forget him again. I
find myself asking God to take me away with him so that I won’t ever
forget him again. I am nervous that when I am back home, I will let
society overcome me. I am scared that I won’t be strong enough to swim
upstream. I am scared of being without Christ.
Stage 7: God reminds me of his love
I realize that I have God fighting for me. I realize that God wants me
to be happy and wants us humans to survive. Song of Songs 5:1 “Eat,
friends, drink, and be drunk with love!” I know that where ever God is,
he always brings his all. Ephesians 3:19 “to know the love of Christ
that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness
of God.” I realize that God wont ever leave me. Hebrews 13:5 “I will
never leave you nor forsake you.” And I realize that I could never do
anything to make God not want me. Isaiah 44:22 “I have blotted out
your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me,
for I have redeemed you.“
God came to me day after day. God took care of me day after day. God loved me day after day.
I was oblivious to God. I didn’t know his voice. I didn’t know his power. I didn’t know his love.
God gave me grace.
God gave me a love story.
Lamentations
3:21-24 “I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love
of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new
every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,”
says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
