Gain and Loss

I was listening to Pastor Carey's Sermon today. And he said something I that I had heard a million times but never stopped to think about it (Probably the same for you). What he said was Paul's famous words in Philippians 3:8 - (paraphrasing) Everything I think of as gain I count it as loss for Christ Jesus. When he said that I believe that God really laid it on my heart to think and meditate on. What I think Paul meant by that is this, Everything that he considers "gain" or something he likes having, Compare that to Christ and it is Nothing. OR Another way of looking at that would be all the things we like having takes us away from Christ or time with Christ. If you disagree or think this means something different comment or email me @ btmtrilogy@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you. And Thank you Pastor Carey for saying something that really stuck out that was God using you to touch me.

Thanks-for-Reading,

~Bwdlake~

Looking Behind a Piece of Glass

Once again I was listening to a radio program and it brought up a  very interesting point. It said "Feeding the Hungry (this would also work with any national problem) is like the weather people complain but do nothing about it."    I would call this "Looking From Behind a Piece of Glass" this means that people complain and maybe even worry a little but they keep there distance so they don't have to do anything about it. I challenge you to quit "Looking From Behind a Piece of Glass"

Self - Centered

Earlier Today I was listening to a Radio Drama and it was about 2 guys that were headed to California to pick up a new pick up truck for a really cheap price. After they went to San Diego they made a stop to Hollywood, to make a long story short they ended up staying at a famous producer's house and then a earthquake that was a 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Hollywood. Tons of Movie sets and Houses were Destroyed, but nobody wanted to help anybody except themselves.  In the end the producer's older daughter admitted that she was a spoiled brat and wanted to change, while his younger daughter came to know Jesus as her Savior and Lord. People in Hollywood started thinking more about others than about themselves through the example of one of the men. The other helped with the hurt and wounded. The whole point of me telling you this is that so many people today get so caught up in themselves and how they look or what other's think about them to the extent that they forget about the others around them. Its really depressing to watch, if people would quit caring about what people think about them for one moment we wouldn't have all the smoking and drugs there is today, because then people wouldn't care if people didn't think that they were cool, because it wouldn't matter they would think of what it did to them and how harmful it could be. Try putting that in perspective.

~Bwdlake~

Medicine

Sometimes what your doctors tell you do about being sick is only for your physical health, but what about your emotional health. Well, As an un-official emotional doctor/therapist/advice column i recommend watching a really funny t.v show, like "I Love Lucy" or "The Cosby Show".  Because when you are sick the pain can make you very depressed and that can lead to emotional un-stableness.  But if you want a real person with a college degree, go see a therapist, but a lot of kids and teens that I know I believe would probably highly recommend me as a good mentor or a person that listens to your problems and gives you advice. Just Something to Think About! (The link for I love Lucy is my website that I made for it)

~Bwdlake~

Please Note: These are not things that a professional told me to do it is just something that I found that works!

The Present

Why in today's society does every other song or commercial have to be so digustingly wrong or just disgraceful? Is this what we want our Society to be like? I mean if I go to a different country and they ask where I am from and I say The U.S What will they say? Well to be completely honest you can't be for certain, but let's rephrase my last question.... What do we want them to think? We have 2 options: 1) "Oh those Americans the nasty, dirty  minded heartless people!"  or 2) "I sure wish I could live in the U.S. in seems like a good place to raise my kids and a place to settle down!".  The future Americans are the kids in school right now, We have to teach them what's right and wrong, how to dress and how not, what to sing and talk about and what not! Just Something to Think About!

~Bwdlake~