Kinda funny. Today was really great. Various reasons. Good time with God. Watched some anime. Shared the gospel. Pretty sweet time in the Bible with other Young Adults. Probably the funniest to say is that I shared the gospel through anime, specifically a show called "is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon?"
Don't get me wrong, I know the title sounds bad. The show is actually quite good. The plot is very thin "that girl saved me! I like her. I want to be strong enough that I could save her, then she'd like me!", but the content can be very good. Recently as the main character, Bell, has been going into the dungeon to fight monsters he's brought a supporter, someone to carry dropped items and be back-up fighting support. The supporter he got had a shady background and stole his most precious knife and ran. She got caught by some bad guys who took all her stuff and left her with a swarm of giant ant monsters, which she had no way of fighting. So she just has seconds before getting killed. And this isn't a game. In this anime, this is the world, not a game. If you die, you die. So she is laying on the ground, beat up, and imminent death:
"I guess this is what I deserve for deceiving Bell-sama, who was so nice to me.
If that's true, then maybe I should give up.
But it hurts.
God, why..?
Why did you make me like this?
I hate myself for being so weak and small
and nothing ever changes for me.
I was so lonely.
I wanted to be with someone.
I wanted to be needed.
But...
It's over now. I can finally die.
I can finally end this.
The me who can't do anything.
The weak me.
The small me.
The small me.
The worthless me.
The lonely me.
I'm finally going to ... am I going to die?!"
So she's thinking all through how terrible she's been and how this is what she deserves, but the reality hits her that she is actually going to die. Meanwhile, some of the main character's friends are talking about how he should ditch this supporter, but "no matter what happens, he won't abandon that supporter." and flashback to the morning when Bell was talking to his friend "even if that's true, if she's in trouble, I want to help her." So BAM! out of no where Bell comes in and fights the swarm of giant ants with his knife and some magic.
"Why?
Why did you save me?
Why aren't you avandoning me?
Wait, do you not understand that I was tricking you?
(she confesses all the bad stuff she did: stealing a knife, lying about the gold and drops, saying mean things, etc.)
Don't you understand? I'm a bad person! A thief! I'm the worst kind of jerk! I've done nothing but lie to you! Will you... Will you save me anyway?"
"Yup."
"Why?"
'Because it's you. I wanted to save you because you're you. I can't find another reason. I don't need another reason to save you. If you're in trouble, talk to me. I won't understand everything, but I'll save you.'
And so she throws herself into his arms, bawling, and apologizing.
I asked my friend, who is also watching this show, about if he related at all with the supporter girl. And explained how I thought the whole scene was reminiscent of how God came to save us even though we fully didn't deserve it, but deserved to die for all the ways we've lied and cheated and rebelled against God, His creation, other people made in His image, and even the plans He has for us, as we seek after selfish goals and ambitions, various as they may be.
In any case, I'd been dying to share the gospel using anime, and so, I'm counting this as an answered prayer. xP. God is pretty cool. haha
Ttyl.
D.Fa
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