Life isn't all just fun and joy. Infact, life is hard. There are things that will bother you here and there. Mine started with a movie called 'Avatar'.
For a while, Christan and Elizabeth had been watching the cartoon avatar movie series. They had been doing it in secret because Christan, being eighteen was embarrassed that he still watched them. Well, one day I came inside the house and saw Christan, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Mommy looking so eager as they watched something on the laptop together on the sofa. Wondering what this was all about, I came over to see what they were watching. "What are you guys watching?" I, said. "Shhhhhhhh!" they all, hushed me. I peered a little closer, but the reflection from the sun was so bright on the screen, that from where I was standing I couldn't make the movie out. "Well tell you in just a minute." they, said. So I decided to go back outside and work on the garden Daddy was making.
About ten minutes later, they called me in. Peter then explained that they were watching an avatar movie and that it was at a really interesting part when I had previously come in. Peter then explained how he had secretly been watching the avatar series for the last three years. He didn't want to tell any of us because he was embarrassed, but now he had and he had gotten Mommy and especially Elizabeth into the movies. I started laughing and saying what how weird I thought the movies were. I honesttly didn't know what I was even talking about, because I had never even SEEN a full episode, Christan on the other hand had seen all three series twice now. I didn't want to, but Christan made me promise to watch a few of the episode with him.
So, needless to say Christan got me into the series. I had only seen about half of series one though when 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' came out in theaters. After asking our parents and him, Christan decided to bring Elizabeth and I to the theaters so that we could watch the new avatar movie based off of sersies one.
Something in me told me that night that I shouldn't go with my siblings to watch the new movie. I didn't listen to that voice because I thought it was only my 'guilty concsious', but that voice was my Father God. He was trying to warn me and protect me. I regret to say that I did not listen. As thouroughly as I enjoyed the movie, something also changed in me that night. For the first time in my life, I began to question if God really existed and if there were more gods.
I became attacked under spiritual warfare. The movie from theaters and the movie series became an idol. I felt so sick spiritually. I remember praying and praying to God, "Please! God, please! Help me through this spiritual warfare! Deliver me Lord!" I cried so much during that time. There is a Bible scripture that says, 'In my distress, I called upon the Lord.' That is exactly what I did after I poured out my heart to Mommy, telling her how much the avatar movie in the theaters had distressed me. This was such a painful experience. I was so afraid. I was so scared and so worried.
But God did deliver me from Satan's grasp, and I am eternally thankful.
I still greatly feel the effect that that spiritual warfare had on me. I still feel the pain and the saddness. And I still wish I could watch the movie and the avatar series. But I've decided to lay that aside. I 've decided that no spiritual risk is worth it when you stand before the mighty throne of the Lord. I listen VERY CAREFULLY to that voice inside my heart now. Because I know that my Father knows what's best for me.
I cautiously advise you not to watch the avatar series or the movie, because they are not God- honoring and Satan will use anything to pull you towards him. Including your favorite t.v. series like he did with me. But God has delivered me from Satan's evil. I lean on God my Father for protection and strenght now. I pray that you will do the same. Blessed be Your name.
Love, Sarah
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