Who to Trust?

I found Johnny English extremely charming in the action-packed movie ‘Johnny English Reborn’. Played by Rowan Atkinson, more glamorized as Mr. Bean, Johny English was an extremely fascinating character – hilarious, witty and intriguing at the same time. There was a side to him that you’ll never see in Mr. Bean; the brilliance and fearlessness of a secret agent in a completely unexpected and comical way. I could not help but find him totally attractive.

“You are not young anymore, but with age comes wisdom,” the Master said to Johnny English. I really liked that line.

Johnny was unable to compete in terms of physical strength and agility against the younger enemies, yet he outsmarted them through the simplest ways ; taking the lift instead of scaling down the building, riding the crane instead of jumping across high structures, and hiding behind instead of directly fighting. (Everyone in the cinema clapped hands and cheered whenever Johnny English did something smart!)

Yet, even with all that wisdom, he was still deceived by lies. He trusted a colleague that he deeply admired. Though he was desperately warned by his assistant against this evil man, Johnny English refused to believe. He trusted the bad guy and even handed him an important piece of evidence from his investigation. Little did he expect the blame to be thrown upon his shoulders in the end. He never thought that the culprit would be from within the very organization set up to investigate the case.

Have you ever wondered who you should trust?

Who is the one who really cares?

Could the lies come from someone you least expected?

Who is the one with an ulterior motive in mind?

How do you know what to believe?

Can you believe your own judgement?

Johny English was hunted and chased for his life by the very people he was trying to save. His own judgement failed him. He fell many times, but in the end, he survived; though he died, he was reborn. The bad guy, on the other hand, was blown up to his immediate death.

I am not that young anymore, but my age has yet to give me a huge amount of wisdom. Even if it does, I know it will never be enough.

At the end of the day, I realize that it doesn’t matter whether we really know what to believe, at a particular point of time.

If we place our COMPLETE TRUST in the Lord instead of man, we already are reborn in our spirit. Even if we fall and make mistakes many times, we will rise again.

Proverbs 24:16
For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.