A lot of my thoughts recently have been taken up by Narnia. The reason for this, of course, is due to the fact that the Prince Caspian film came out recently. Well, a bit ago. It’s taken me a bit to get around to blogging about it.
Of course, being me, watching the film wasn’t enough. I also re-read the book. And Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And re-watched The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. So I’ve been rather Narnia-focused for a bit.
It was after watching LWW again that I was thinking about their titles. You know, High King Peter, the Magnificent; Queen Susan, the Gentle; King Edmund, the Just; Queen Lucy, the Valient. And I was thinking, what would my title be?
If I was summed up, in one word, what would that word be?
What word would describe my life, describe me, best?
What word would I like to describe me best?
Because really, I could spend ages thinking about what word actually describes me best. But perhaps it would be more worthwhile to spend that time thinking about what word I’d like to have describe me best. A word that I could then try to ensure that it did describe me.
If you think about it, when they first started ruling, I’m sure that Peter wasn’t necessarily Magnificent, or Edmund, Just etc. But they were still given those names, by Aslan, and that’s who they became.
Which, in a way, reminds me of being a Christian. Ephesians 4:1 talks about living “a life worthy of the calling you have received.” (NIV). The calling, the gift of salvation is free. But having been given that calling, that position – of being a Child of God, shouldn’t we try to live up to that?
I’m not saying that we’re perfect, or that we should be perfect, but that being a Christian means holding a position of ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), in this life, and therefore shouldn’t we try to act in a way that honours that position which we have been freely given?
Like the children in Narnia were given titles, and then, I am sure, strove to live up to those titles. To be Magnificent and Gentle and Just and Valiant.
After all, people are watching us, to see how we act.
So if I was going to sum up myself, my life in one word, one word that I want to be the one that best describes me, I’d have to choose Faithful.
Not because I think that it already describes me, but because I think that that’s something worth striving for.
What word would you choose?
i’ve missed your blogs!