Testimony
This story of Aslan kept me going even in my unbelief, my wayward lifestyle, my sin, my desperation, my hopelessness. Even as an unbelief I still thought of Aslan as a placeholder for God even when I didn’t believe. Two nights before I came back to Christ I had a dream I was standing on a cliff, a gaping ravine in front of me and a white lion on the other cliff facing me. All he said was “you are mine”.
I’ll never forget the power the Chronicles of Narnia made in my life, who Aslan represented and that great white lion, the Lion of Judah who called me out of my darkness and despair and called me His own. I realize these stories are an allegory, but I will be forever grateful for their impact because they helped me see Him. The lion in this story was the only method and language at that time I could hear. If I had not been called in any other fashion, any other messenger or vehicle I doubt I would’ve believed or accepted the Truth. I would’ve turned a deaf ear, lost all remaining scrap of hope and given up wholly and entirely to the depravity, grief, isolation, doubt and lack of any of the smallest of percentages of sense of self worth I had remaining at the time.
Yes, Narnia is a story but it brought me back from the brink to remember the greatest story ever told. I encourage you to consider looking at them in a new light. Even if only for a moment, that moment may carry you through times like those I’ve experienced.
This dream is the very reason I tattooed a lion with a crown over the Buddha eyes I had on my upper left arm. I could no longer believe I could attain enlightenment in my own strength I’d been searching for through years of studying three different religions . He never let me go, even though He used this narrative as a means to speak to on a language I could understand.
Isaiah 43:1
“But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine!”
Revelations 5: 5
“Do not weep! See, the Lion of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Psalms 103:8-12 AMP
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness. [James 5:11] He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”