CBN.com – A Beautiful
Mind (2001)
Academy Awards: Best Picture; Ron Howard, Best Director;
Jennifer Connelly, Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual
content, and a scene of violence
Read: Hebrews 3:1–6
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, is faithful. (1 Corinthians 1:9)
A Beautiful Mind is a portrait of courage and faithfulness in
the midst of a seemingly endless horror: schizophrenia. Alicia Nash (Jennifer
Connelly) meets her man, John Nash (Russell Crowe), brilliant math and
physics scholar, at Harvard. After they marry, Alicia discovers that John
is mentally ill. He believes in people and situations that do not exist.
Though John is hospitalized, fired from his job, and even endangers the
life of his family members, Alicia tells John, “I need to believe
that something extraordinary is possible.” Though John is not totally
cured of his malady, his extraordinary wife and his old colleagues make
it possible for John to live a productive life and go on to win the Nobel
Prize.
Faithfulness is more than loyalty; it is being “full of faith.”
At their darkest hour, Alicia expresses that she needs more faith and
hope, and through the years she finds the strength to hold on to hope.
Her love helps conquer the worst symptoms of schizophrenia, and John eventually
emerges from his fog as a functioning, fulfilled person.
God demonstrates his faithfulness continually. Testimonies of his faithfulness
can be found throughout the Scriptures. He is the same today, yesterday,
and forever, and his word is true. He rewards and recognizes faithfulness
to his people. When you face a dark time, cry out, “God, show yourself
faithful.” He will be there even if you can’t sense his presence.
In this age He doesn’t always thwart the plans of evil, but you
can be assured that in the midst of trouble he is there with you. Like
David said in Psalm 23:4, Though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
He is faithful to you. Are you faithful to him?
PRAYER IDEA: Thank God that he is always near and faithful.
Excerpted from Reflections
for Movie Lovers by Matthew Kinne, published by AMG Publishers/Living
Ink, Chattanooga, Tennessee. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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