I last posted something about the Father’s love. Want to add on to that by sharing my thoughts after I watched the movie “Despicable Me” recently. I know it’s quite an old movie already, but I’ve only just watched it on HBO.
So the show starts off by introducing our main Villain, Gru. Or Dr. Gru, if u prefer. His plans of evil villainy involve getting hold of sth called a “shrink ray”. He steals it from some top secret facility in Asia, but his plans are thwarted when the ray is stolen in transit, by up-and-coming rival Vector.
So Gru tries to get the Shrink Ray back from Vector’s fortress. His motive is fame, fortune, to commit the ultimate act of villainy (shrink the Moon and steal it). But then, Vector’s in-built defences prove too much for Gru. He can’t get pass all the sharks, heat seeking missiles, and other defences that Vector has put in place.
But later on in the show, he adopts 3 girls from the nearby orphanage, to use them to gain entry into Vector’s fortress. Along the way, he grows to love them, but doesn’t realise it.
Towards the end, the girls are kidnapped by Vector, and when Gru found out, he immediately stormed to Vector’s fortress. He was willing to hand over the very thing he worked so hard to get (the shrunken moon), and easily got through all Vector’s defences he couldn’t get through previously.
Motivated by love for the 3 girls, he easily dodged missiles, battled sharks, and whatnot to be able to get his girls back. Whereas earlier, when he was motivated by fame and fortune, he was not able to get past any of those defences.
Point being: the power of love, especially a parent’s love for his kids, enables him to do much more than what he was able to do before. To be willing, and able. Reminds me of my God, my Jesus, how Jesus loved us and endured the suffering on the cross, His love that kept him from calling out to his angels. His love that kept him on that cross, until he cried out “It is finished!”
Blessed :) 