Beating the Odds

I recently went to see the movie 50/50, I'll admit my reasons for going were mainly based around the movie's main character being played by the amazingly talented (and extremely attractive) Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I've been in love with him since his 3rd Rock from the Sun days (Only YA's who are a little less Y and a little more A will remember that one) The movie centers around 27 year old, Adam, a normal guy with a normal job. He does not smoke. He does not drink. He has never done drugs. In fact, because of the danger, Adam has never even driven a car nor does he own a driver’s license. He has always lived his life managing risk, but, after being diagnosed with cancer, is now forced to face his probable death and only has one friend, Kyle, to turn to.

How often have you felt like the odds are against you? You do everything right in life, you graduated high school, went to college, got a job, kept yourself surrounded by good people, went to church, volunteered, prayed, read the bible, (or some combination of those) but in the end still felt you had a 50/50 chance (or less) of “getting there”. With all the temptations of the world staying on the right path, managing stress and worry, avoiding sin, being a “good Christian” still feels like a slim chance, 50/50 at best.

Behind 50/50’s ‘R’ rated string of profanities, sex, and recreational drug use, you will find an important “getting there” lesson: “It takes a pair to beat the odds.”

Yes, there is a lot of temptation, sin, stress, worry, hatred, and so much more out there in the world, but you won’t be beating those odds on your own. So, when life throws you a curveball and the odds seem stacked against you remember “It takes a pair to beat the odds” and look to that one friend who you can always turn to, Jesus.