It wasn’t until I read the Narnia Series as an adult that I grasped a fuller meaning of the series. When they made the movie, I was reunited with a sense of wonder for the series again.
I remember reading the series to my own sons when they were in elementary school. We would read a chapter a day. Sometimes we would read more because we just couldn’t put the book down. There are very few fiction books that make me stop and ponder 🤔, but the Narnia Series certainly did. C. S. Lewis crafted such deep theology in this children’s fairy tail.
“When things go wrong, you’ll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy
As someone who enjoys writing, C.S. Lewis is someone whose writing I enjoy reading the most.
He sprinkles so much biblical truth throughout the series. Without quoting scripture, he rewrites Principles we find throughout the Bible into a fictional story.
Most importantly, he uses children to carry out the battle! Oh! The faith of a child! The struggles, the lessons, and battles that these 4 children experienced are so typical. Remember when they meet Asian for the first time? Aslan knows them, just as God knows us, His Children. Just as Aslan gave them weapons as gifts, we each are given gifts and abilities to use in order to help the Kingdom. May we use them wisely.
I, too, would like to create a story that would help encourage people to be strong. It’s important to remember that good always wins. There may be conflict and unknowns, but when we stay the course, according to His word, He will lead and guide us into good places.
Proverbs 3:5,6 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight.”
May we all know that God is ultimately in control. He is a mystery. But we can have faith that our world is in His hands. We who believe and are in the Lord’s Army know His plan is better than our plan. We can rest knowing that when the Trumpet Sounds, and when the Lion roars, we can stand our ground.
Pick up a good book today! I highly recommend the Bible. It’s full of good encouragement to remind you, you are not alone.
No matter the path you’re on or the battle your fighting, the Bible will give you knowledge that will help you take the next best step towards wisdom.
So Carrie On. Stay High, remembering that Jesus is on the throne. He knows you. He Loves you! ❤️
One last Narnia quote to remember today…
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Stay High 