Incredible Incredibles

Last night I was itching to watch the animated movie The Incredibles. Now, I have seen this movie repeatedly but last night was different as God spoke to me through 3 quotes from the movie.


Quote #1:
"What are you waiting for?"
"I dunno. Something amazing I guess!"

Let me set the quote up for you in case you have not seen this movie. Mr. Incredible is a super hero that has had to assume his secret identity as his only identity (hmm, that's good too!) and is working as an insurance salesman. He comes home from work after a crappy day and trips on a skateboard, messes up the door frame to the car and then breaks the glass on the window of the car. Frustrated and super strong, he picks up the car above his head and appears as if he is going to toss it down the street. With the car held midway in the air, Mr. Incredible sees a little boy on his tricycle is watching in such amazement that his bubble from his bubble gum pops all over his face. End scene. A few scenes later Mr. Incredible comes home and as he is getting out of his car there is the same little boy on his tricycle just staring and watching. Cue quote. Mr. Incredible, "What are you waiting for?" Little boy, "I dunno. Something amazing I guess!"

Immediately when I heard this again, I wrote it down as it spoke volumes to my soul. Our Mr. Incredible, God Almighty asks me and you this very same question. What are we waiting for?! I see this question being two fold.

One thing I can hear is the questioning of our laziness or our indifference where we respond, in a manner of speaking. that we are waiting for some awesome thing to come and inspire us or the amazing sermon to be preached to us to get us going. What ARE you waiting for? I can tell those things I WAS waiting for...a spouse, money, security, acceptance.

The other thing that I hear God asking in this question is more along the lines of our expectancy levels. What are we expecting or what are we waiting for? The little boy's response was also one of anticipation and expectancy. He was waiting for Mr. Incredible to show up! He was waiting for Mr. Incredible to do amazing things! Do we have the same expectancy of God Almighty? Do we expect him to show up on the scene of our life and do great things, amazing things? I want to have this daily attitude with the Father. I want to expect Him to show up and rock my socks off!

Quote #2:
"Your identity is your most valuable possession. Protect it!"

This quote comes when Elastigirl aka mom is talking to her kids who also have super powers. She is trying to get them to understand the power of their identity and the importance of it. Oh, how I believe God is trying to get us to grasp the same! Our identity is in Christ! When God looks at us, He sees us through the blood of Jesus and He accepts us because of that!

I once heard this concept illustrated in regards to the game Outburst. The rules of the game aren't really relevant right now but the tools used to play the game are. There are cards that have the words that are to be guessed on them but in order to see the words that are on those cards, the card has to be placed in this red holder that makes the words legible. Once the card is inserted into the holder, you can read the words perfectly but the second you take the card out, illegible again. This is just like our identity in Christ. At salvation, we are the card that is placed into the "holder" if you will which represents the blood of Jesus. The blood of Christ makes us legible or acceptable in the eyes of God and we are able to be read and understood. The world tries to give us our identity but we are in Christ. We have to protect our identity! Lord, help us to recognize our identity in You and help us to protect it!

Quote #3
"You have more power than you realize!"

To me, quote #2 and #3 go hand in hand. When we grasp our identity in Christ, we know that we are nothing without Him. And when we understand just how powerful He is, we realize that the same power that is working in Him, is working in us and we really do have more power than we realize! Lord, help us to recognize just how powerful You are as well as how powerful we are in You!

Wait expectantly for the Lord. Watch for Him to do amazing things. Don't be lazy or make excuses. Protect who you are in Him. Recognize the power that you have with Him in you.