A memorable conversation from the movie Black Hawk Down …
Colonel: Get into that truck and drive.
Sergeant: But I’m shot, Colonel.
Colonel: Everybody’s shot, get in and drive.
Pastor JP used this snippet from the movie to illustrate the end of this morning’s sermon. He paraphrased the final line. I like his version best, “Shut up, get in the truck, and drive.”
The message was about forgiveness, one of Solid Rock’s four core values. The other three include give, serve, and respect. These values keep our church safe, healthy, and growing because we as members practice them.
This means we forgive – we pardon people who wounded us, abused us, and abandoned us. Whatever name we give their offense, it’s been done to all of us. We’ve all been hurt. We’ve all been shot.
There’s someone in each of our lives that could have ruined us if we refused to forgive him or her. That’s the only way they can devastate us, by our decision to hold onto an offense, which means we’re really the ones ruining our own lives.
So what are we going to do about it?
Shut up. Don’t repeat my sad story again and again. Don’t rally people to feel sorry for me. Don’t try to outdo other victims. If I do, I end up a casualty instead of a conqueror. Romans 8:37 in the Bible said, “We’re more than conquerors (through Him, of course).”
Get in the truck. Get somewhere safe, a place where the hurt can begin to heal. Get involved in a church that teaches and practices forgiveness. Get into the Bible.
Drive. Step on the gas pedal and go. Get out of my sad story and into serving someone else.
Two helpful books about forgiveness are The Bait of Satan by John Bevere and Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst.
Are you driving yet?
In This Together,
Kim
I’m glad you wrote about this. Your blog hits every key note and sounds them out well.We all need to follow that advice “Everybody’s Shot, Get In the Truck and Drive”
Thanks again Kim
Thanks a bunch, Joel. It was such a good sermon!
I bet I’ve said that phrase 100 times already. It’s a good thing we’re wearing masks these days ’cause I think I was talking to myself and saying it out loud at Food Lion. 😆
Sometimes it just takes one short saying to turn my perspective upside down and right again.
Awesome , as I wouldn’t expect any less. Thank you Kim !
I love you ,
Connieg
I love you, Connie! ❤️ Thank you.
Great blog Kim! “SHUT UP AND GET IN THE TRUCK AND DRIVE.” We really need to do this. It is hard! Forgive, but don’t forget! I have to many awesome people in my life to think about the ones who have wronged me!🙏👏👏✝️
Lyn, we both do! That’s such a good way to look at it. You and I have the best friends … starting with you, sweet thang. lol 😘
I meant to post a link to the sermon. I need to go back and do that. It was sooo good! ❤️