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Finding Nemo: Just Keep Swimming (Isaiah 43:2)

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Dory's mantra in Finding Nemo - just keep swimming - becomes profound theology when Marlin faces the darkest depths of ocean. He has lost his wife, nearly lost his only son, and must journey through sharks, jellyfish, and whales. The repetitive simplicity of just keep swimming sounds naive but embodies Isaiah's promise: when you pass through the waters, I will be with you. Faith is not the absence of fear or the presence of certainty - it is the simple obedience to keep moving when everything says stop. Marlin's journey teaches that perseverance itself is a form of worship, that showing up for another day is an act of profound faith.

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Scripture References

Isaiah 43:2Hebrews 12:1Galatians 6:9

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