The Departed

This has not been a good year for film as far as I'm concerned. Nothing, has really stood out to me. But I think I saw the pick of the bunch last Thursday night when I ventured in to see 'The Departed'.

I liked this film, I liked it allot. The major negative point was that both violence and bad language were in excess, which was a bit of a shame. But that aside, I really dug this film.

I enjoyed watching a story unfold that was not cliched or predictable. A story that had me on the edge of my seat and with more twists and turns then the worlds biggest pretzel. The acting, script and direction were top class, as should be expected from some of Hollywoods Biggest names (Scoresese, Nicholson, Damon, Di Caprio)

Although slightly too long, this was easily the most watchable film I have seen this year......

(although I did hire out the Wallace and Grommit movie on Friday night which was a pure joy to watch.)

Jim

A Reluctance to Pray

Over the past few months I have had God answer my prayers in ways that has challenged me. Often I think that God will simply answer my prayers with a "yes" or a "no". But rarely do I think outside of these two options.

Recently, God has answered my prayers with a "Yes, but im going to rebuke you at the same time". Or "Yes, but you will learn some humility as well". (for example)

Now throughout the years, on occasions (all to often) I have been "too lazy to pray" or "too busy to pray" or "too tired to pray" or whatever sad reason there is. But never before have I been "reluctant to pray" for fear of not knowing how God will answer the prayer.

Am I alone in this battle? I know this is a bad attitude to have, but the feeling is real. And I know prayer is about the relationship.

I guess the irony comes in the fact that to overcome this, I need to pray about it.

Jim