facing the giants

last saturday when me, ate nang, yang and mama got to see this movie…whenever we go to mall and shop for vcd’s we always had our fingers to that vcd and then we’ll again drop it back to the rack, but my ate finally bought it and told us that it was great and she wants to see it again, we got interested so we watched it …

and mind you i dont know how to describe my feeling…i cried alot!! i was so touch, the movie is not that fancy infact it is an independent film and the characters were volunteers from a local church and the main character played by alex kendrick is also the director of the movie, but hell yah i dont care…i love the film and i love how the story goes…how they make simple lines and tiny parts of the story very heartfelt!!!

coach grant taylor

Coach Grant Taylor at Shiloh Christian Academy has never had a winning football season. His car breaks down frequently, his house is falling down around him, and he and his wife are unable to have children. When he overhears school parents plotting to have him fired, he reaches a crisis point and prays. The turning point for Coach Taylor is shortly after an intensive time of prayer. An older man who walks the halls of the school praying for the students shows up unexpectedly in the coach’s office with a message of encouragement. The timing of that message overcomes the Coach’s reluctance to change focus.

it involves a short weak boy, David Childers (Bailey Cave), who hopes to play soccer despite the fact his school only offers football. His paraplegic father encourages him to play football only as a kicker, and David is at first reluctant. David’s best kick is barely 35 yards. When the team’s regular kicker is injured by a broken collar bone during the state championship game, David is called upon to kick a field goal 51 yards. His father (Steve Williams) successfully stands and holds onto a fence through monumental physical effort, and says a small prayer. Despite having to kick the ball into a high wind (as explained by the game’s sportcaster) the field goal is made successfully and his team wins.

it also involves a rebellious but talented transfer student, Matt Prater (James Blackwell). His father hopes for a football scholarship for his son, but the son constantly disrespects and disregards his father. After the entire school experiences a revival, and Matt gives his life to Christ, he feels the need to address his father during the school day. Coach Taylor provides the needed ride to Matt’s father’s office, and Matt apologizes to his father for disrespecting his authority. A business associate (David Nixon) of the boy’s father then contributes, “I’d give my right arm to hear my son say that to me.”

Interaction between assistant coaches Brady Owens (Tracy Goode) and J.T. Hawkins, Jr. (Chris Willis) provides comic relief. Brooke Taylor (Shannen Fields) wrestles with supporting her husband while facing continual disappointment in childbearing. This supplies both poignant and comedic moments.

 my tears starts to pour on this part of the movie where coach taylor had already talked to his guys and proposed a new team philosophy that “they will give glory to what-praise him when they win and praise him when they lose”, and after that one guy approach him and told him that students are having bible study in the football court and everybody’s in circles- sharing, crying and reflecting…-i didnt know that that certain part of the movie would really hit me that huge and i really cant help myself but cry i was so overwhelmed…i can still imagine the reaction of coach taylor- shocked and overwhelmed and his also in tears…plus it is also matched with a very beautiful background song that would really touch each and everyone’s heart!!!

another part of the movie where i was really moved- this is where one of his guys would carry their team mate on their back. coach taylor challenge one of his guys if he could carry his team mate upto 50meters of the field, he accepted the challenge. the coach ask him to give him his best and he will never give and so he promised. and with his promise the challenge takes on with his eyes blind folded only hearing his coach’s voice and feeling the heavy team mate on his back. he wants to give and mant times he yells to his coach that its heavy and he didnt want to continue, but the his coach yells back to tell him that-

“you can do it! you promise me you’ll give me your best, dont give on me, do not give up on me now…few more steps, 30 more steps you can do it dont you dare give up on me, you promise you’ll give your best!!20 more steps….10 more steps….”

and he finished it…feeling very exhausted, his body is full of sweat and his muscles were still in shocked when his coach untied his blind fold and told him…

“congratulations you are at the end of the court…with 140lbs. on your back you finished it, that ’s how strong you are…but his guy corrected him and told him that he is in fact 160lbs”

just like this movie im also asking “what is really my purpose? please god show me something”…i dont know if im doing the things that will glorify our god…this movie made me realize so many things about life and about my realationship to god…i would never forget all the lessons that i have learned upon watching this film that we have to “give everything to god and leave the rest of your everything before god until “there is nothing left”… i wish everyone would have the chance to watch the film…just like what the movie is telling us “we shall never give up and never be afraid”…all of ourlives we our doubting of everything not realizing that  we have our god beside us HE will never leave us…”why worry?!?why are we doubting?!?why are we afraid?!?

what is my purpose?!GOD please show me something….

 

 

“give everything to god and leave the rest of your everything before god, until there is NOTHING left”