One man and his girlfriend are part of a local ministry when he takes a risk and leaves her and that ministry behind. Fast forward fifteen years, the same man, Ben Walker (Kevin Sorbo), is walking into an office building on his way to a business meeting. His life is perfect. He has a high paying job. He’s just been made a pertner at the banking investment firm he works for. He jus proposed to a wealthy female in New York. Plus, with his promotion, he bought a new car. Oh yeah, sounds like the good life. Until that brand new car goes haywire and he wakes up back in the the little town he left behind. The angel, Mike, tows Ben’s car and sends him to meet his family. He welcomes Ben into the ‘What If’ complex. Ben is still confused. He recognizes his old girlfriend, Wendy, but not the kids in the house or even the house itself. He becomes even more confused when they go to church on Sunday morning nad he’s the new pastor and is expected to preach. Still thinking he is a hot shot bank investor he shuns his family and his ministry and seeks answers. His response to the ‘What If’ complex is “What if I don’t want to change?” This is God’s wake up call to Ben. What if he hadn’t gotten on that bus fifteen years ago? What if he had returned in eight months like he told Wendy? What if he hadn’t gotten in that brand new car that day. All Ben can think about is how good is life was as a bank investor. But was it really all that grand? This film explains the ‘What if’ of life. What if we hadn’t made the choices we made? How would our life be different? Does God ever give a glimpse of what we could have had if our choice had been different? Does He give us the chance to make the necessary change and get our life back on track? Join Ben Walker on his quest. The only way for him to return is to commit himself fully to the ministry in the small town he left behind. Can he give into the will of God and forget his grand, high palying life or will he die forever wondering ‘What if’? This movie left me with questions about my own life. Lately I’ve spent a lot of time wondering ‘What if’? What if I didn’t work in the job I have? What if I lived somewhere else? What if I was that person making a lot money? I find myself asking these questions daily, but without much answer. The message of the movie kind of hit home, Surrender fully, that is how God can change our life. |
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