Dragons are Pure Awesome

When I was at Disneyland a couple of days ago I impulsively bought Pete's Dragon.
I am trying to learn which ones to follow because its the Holy Spirit and not my own. It's hard to tell the difference if you're not really in step with God.

Pete's Dragons just so happens to be one of my all time favorite movies that I had practically forgotten about. There is nothing in it that I don't love. As with all my favorite movies I must have watched it a thousand times driving my mom crazy.

Elliot is my favorite dragon. Why? Because he's pure through and through. He exists to seek and to save.

Sound familiar?

I was absolutely floored to realize that Elliot could easily be one of the best examples of the Holy Spirit in movies that I know of.

At first no one can see him but Pete, but they can see where he's been by the what he leaves behind. But even though his footprints are all over the town they don't believe he exists, then that disbelief turns to fear. They blame the Dragon for the shifting of the fishing shoals and Nora (the Lighthouse keeper) doesn't believe Pete when he says that Elliot has found her supposedly dead fiance. The town's fear turns to violence against Pete and Elliot.

Why?

They don't have the eyes to see and they misunderstand who Elliot is no matter what Pete says. From the beginning it is evident that Pete and Elliot are inseparable best friends. Elliot protects, guides, and provides for Pete very much like the Holy Spirit will guide, protect, and embolden us who allow God to become our best friend and every pleasure.

By the end all have seen and believe.

I just love everything about this movie, its just a joyful, funny, music filled romp.

I love how God lets us see with new eyes what once we loved as children and still delight in it.