Help, I’m in Love With a Vampire!

I’m sure many of you have heard of Twilight, the movie and books. Apparently it’s a phenomenon that I have missed. Since I know little about this, I Googled it and read a synopsis for the movie. It’s about a girl who falls in love with a vampire who doesn’t feed on humans, but I think he’s missing his favorite treat a bit. Anyway, it has many girls and women going wild.

My husband was sharing a a story he read about a middle-aged, married mother who is obsessed with this Edward character. She hears the theme music in her head, she’s seen the movie multiple times. She lusts after this young man, and compares him to her husband. She is questioning their marriage and his affection for her.

Without trying to sound self-righteous, I find this scary. When fantasy overtakes reality and has a woman questioning her real-life husband, there’s a real problem. I will venture and say, I think this fixation on something so dark is dangerous. I honestly feel that this fictional series is being used by the father of lies to distort the minds and hearts of girls and women about true love.

I’m truly at a loss. There is so much emptiness in our world. Hearts are searching for love and acceptance in any way. Even fantasy. I’m sad. Why do we choose counterfeit love over the real, true love that only comes from God. The unconditional, free gift. He stands and begs to love us, and we turn Him away. Jesus died for each of us. Unconditionally. He did not know me, and I did not love Him, but He did it anyway. That’s real love. We need only to accept it. No strings.