Yesterday I did something spontaneous. I took my wife and daughter-in-law to a movie in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week. I highly recommend that exercise. I also highly recommend the movie, The King’s Speech. After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric and not very successful speech therapist, Lionel Logue . After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
Now I must warn that the movie is rated R for language. It seems the future king doesn’t stammer when he sings, is angry or curses. So we occasionally hear him curse.
But it’s worth listening to in order to enjoy the lesson that God uses those who are weak (Bertie was also knock kneed, had a chronic stomache malady and was proned to cry), situations that are uncomfortable and people who don’t fit the mold, to accomplish his purposes.
Don’t we all sometimes feel unworthy, unusable, and unorthodox? God likes to use those who seem the least likely to do the greatest things. What’s He wanting to use you for?
Do something unorthodox (like a midday, midweek movie) and be blessed.
Nick
Amen, Nick, and thanks for all your encouragement!