My Twilight Rant

Everyone knows about the series of "Twilight" and everyone has a different opinion about it so I feel that its my turn to share my thoughts on this topic.
I am a fan of the books and movies but I have spoken to a lot of Christians who are under the impression that its very demonic and leads away from God - which I do agree with.
I'd say I am torn between the two opinions because while I do see that it completly leads away from God and is adding temptation and lust into darker things I also see the love story behind it. So lets talk about both.

Column A is the Christian attitude. We as Christians are designed to glorify God and share the gospel to all. His grace surpasses everything we could ever imagine we deserve.
By His grace, He sent His son to us, to die a hideous death that was unjust and undeserved, all so we could spend eternity with God and not have to go through the torment of never being able to live up to the demands of the law.
We are saved by grace alone and there is NOTHING we could EVER do to earn this. It is a gift and we must treat it as such and not get caught up trying to feel like somehow we deserve it.

So for this amazing grace we are given the positioning to share this gift, in-fact this is what were 'charged' with. Naturally, if something wanted to stop the progression of such a gift it would make the opposite an appealing temptation. The opposite is not a loving and kind option, it is not living your life to glorify the creator of the universe and it does not end in you spending your eternity in a place with no suffering or pain. The opposite of good is evil. God is good, and he wants you to live your life with Him in Heaven. The enemy is evil and he wants you to believe that there is no "eternity" and no repercussions for your sins. He wants you to have "fun" and take the attention away from God.
Twilight, I think, delves into this temptation. In what way, in any place, does it reference God or His morals other than not having sex before marriage - which is still misconstrued because the entire reason they cant have sex is because he would kill her.

Column B - the love story.
Every female desires a man who is strong and loving. Someone who will sweep her off her feet, shower her with love and kindness but be the protective male that God designed him to be.
We want to know we're the only person in their eyes and they would fight for you no matter what happened or who it hurt. We want them to lay their lives down for us as Christ did.
The reality for some people is that this never happens. Sometimes we get the guy who sweeps us off our feet in the beginning but will eventually stop. Sometimes we get a guy who is loving and gentle and everything we ever wanted but they lack the protection side of things and we never feel safe with them. And then some of us even get a man who refuses to fight for us, who says all the right things to make you believe he is fighting for you but in the end, he never has...and never will.
Whatever the man you have or want, this story creates this image of a man who waited 100 years to find her - the woman he has been waiting for. We see this the moment he looks at her and he realises his world is turned upside-down because she is everything he ever wanted...everything he ever NEEDED. Its love at first sight.
He comes at night to watch over her and protect her while she is asleep. He is with her constantly and never fails to shower her with love. He is always willing to give his life for her and proves it on many occasions. He is the strong male in the relationship and he will bear anything to be that. He is the leader and he completely and utterly adores her.
What woman doesn't want that kind of man!
We read these stories and are taken in by the infatuation and the romance but then we stop reading and we realise that this isnt real life. We dont get to be that woman. We have to go back to our jobs and lives and return to being the mum, flatmate, worker and girlfriend/wife and after reading this story we feel dissatisfied with ourselves, our lives and our partners. No one is perfect and even though you search for this perfect person to make your life 'Complete' or 'Whole.' We're given ideas as to how you can make your life 'complete' through tv, ads and of course, books. But theyre not guidelines or DIY kits - they're stories. They will never be real and if you continue to search for the things you find in these sources you will NEVER feel complete or happy.
Its female porn.
What we do get if we step back and look at Column A and Column B, is a chance at looking to God for this relationship. He is the one who was waiting thousands of years for us to get here. He sent His son here to endure what He did so that we could eventually be with Him. He would and did lay down his life for us. He gave up everything for us. He is the strong, protective, loving, gentle and kind man our hearts were designed to fall in love with and search for.

We have to stop looking for a checklist of things to make us feel 'whole' and start looking to God because until we do, we will always be looking for something that isn't there, except in Him.

So thats the end of my rant.
Let me know what you think and if you think differently.


Raya X