Morpheus

So i met with a buddy of mine this morning and had a really fruitful conversation and brought up some really interesting stuff about how we witness to others and how we determine what is good enough, if we have met that mark, are way off the mark. Thats not really what this post is about but was something that i wanted to remember.

When i saw the movie The Matrix for the first time when i was like 13 or 14 at that time it had instantly become my favorite movie. I was fascinated with this idea that there were two dimensions in life. I didn\’t really care much for the cool effects or the sweet guns but more this raw underlining that no one really knew about and this facade that everyone seemed to be connected to with little or no realization that they were have this world pulled over there eyes and there lives were fake. Even though the special effects and guns were cool, the movie intrigue the ever imaginative mind that i have for something newer and better and real. I often as a kid had weird thoughts about life and universe. I often had what i thought were out of body experiences in which i wondered how and why my personality was chosen for this body and how everything worked. i never talked about it because i was sure that people would think i was a weirdo. unfortunately i probably never escaped that title in some ways. I still have some of those feeling when i start to try and understand what the heck is going on in and on this planet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6qG4yn-Ps

This realization this morning was similar to the red/blue pill decision that is made in that movie. Probably one of the most intriguing scenes. I have been trying to put my self out there for the last 5 or 6 years to other guys to get the answer to victory in sin. We all know who the first guy was and in essence he gave me a choice between the red and blue pill. Actually i don\’t think he showed me a blue pill. I have been offering the same thing to a few dozen guys over the last 5 years. Here you can take this blue pill wake up the next day and keep living in the world you are now or you can take the red pill and see everything for what it is. The reality is hard, it takes time, it costs something but in the end it is real and victory is found there. Why don\’t more people want this?

My buddy and I have just gotten off of Proverbs chapter 4 after being stuck for a few weeks but the way the bible talks about wisdom is so much in reality. It is something real. It is attainable. It is worth it. The verses that stuck out in my mind were 6 and 7.

6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get[a] wisdom.
Though it cost all you have,[b] get understanding.

That last part of verse 7. Though it cost ALL you have, get understanding. My buddy and i talked about what it cost to do what we are doing. Meeting every week, texting a couple times a week, reading the bible together. The cost is minimal in the grand scheme of things but the most costly is the inconvenience and vulnerability of the relationship. It costs a lot in our eyes to have victory but if you step back and look at the big picture, we are getting the biggest bargain you could ever get. Wisdom is so cheap, people are giving it away. Just take that red pill. Lose the pride and sacrifice the time. Even if you had to really give \”all\” you have, its still worth the price.