In a good story (book or movie) the adventure is not when a person realizes the futility of his life, but when he makes the commitment to a new direction. This is true in salvation. It is not enough to see we are sinners, we must trust Christ, change our direction, commit ourselves to following Him in a new life (Mt. 16:24-27).
A PASSAGE and ILLUSTRASTIONS...
Matthew 16:24-27
(24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
(26) For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
(27) For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
ILLUSTRATIONS...
Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion had to make initial choices and then had to follow up when confronted by total commitment.
Other literary characters who made choices that led to adventure: Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Mireadoc along with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas; Jim Hawkins; Zorro; Batman; Robin Hood, John Little, Friar Tuck and Will Scarlet; Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy (Narnia series); Atticus Finch;
SOMETIMES WICKED CHOICES ARE MADE...
Captain Ahab made the search and destruction of Moby Dick his life's purpose, which led to his miserable existence and macabre demise.
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