Dinner for Schmucks

So Dinner for Schmucks is definitely not a must-see movie, it actually kinda sucked. I think Paul Rudd and Steve Carrel are both really funny, but this was not their best movie. Regardless of the bad story line and trying-too hard to be funny feel, we can get a message from it. Let me first explain to you the basic story line. 

Tim (Rudd) wants this big promotion because he thinks his girlfriend will marry him if he gets it. In order to get this promotion, he has to attend a dinner party at his employer's house. The dinner party attendees are supposed to bring "idiots" as guests. At the end of the dinner whoever brought the biggest idiot gets the job, and the "idiot" gets a trophy. Tim isn't so sure if he's going to the dinner or wants to go because he realizes that's its a sleazy thing to do. After bumping into Barry (Carrel) he thinks it is a sign that he should bring him.After weird and crazy fights, break-ins and a crazy stalker, that all seemed to be Barry's fault. He goes to the dinner with Barry, (during the dinner he tells Barry about the competition), Barry wins biggest "idiot" and because of his goofy, not-so-there character, he is glad he won. Tim stands up to his boss and let's them know how ridiculous this tradition is. (At the end Barry has a dinner party and he calls it  "The Breakfast of Champions" I thought it was pretty funny). 

So you are probably wondering what we can take out of this, well after watching it I immediately thought of this; Maybe God puts people in our paths not for us to change but for them to change us. In life we find people we think we can change, or we want to change. Whether it be there clothes, personality, hobbies, we want them to seem more "mainstream" or "normal". We want people to be more "acceptable" so we can be seen in public with them or so we won't be embarrassed when people find out you know them. It is really a fault on our part. Who are we to decide that person needs change? Aren't we supposed to accept and love everyone not for what they have or wear but what kind of person they are?

"Do not judge others, or you too will be judged." Matthew 7:1

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear." Matthew 6:25

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Luke 12:25

This is not only meant for us, but others. Why worry about what they wear or how they act? Does it change the content of their character?  We should be encouraging to one another, weird hobbies and all.

These people that are put in our lives can change us; Barry makes Tim a more caring person. He cares not about what his boss thinks and if he'll get the promotion, but he cares more about people. He realizes that Barry, although strange and klutzy, that he's a good person. Tim cares less about Barry's mouse-taxidermy hobby and more about Barry the person. Tim was changed in the end. He stopped lying to fix situations, he started being honest and open. Barry changed Tim for the better. Let those people in your life change you.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29