I just had to share this with everyone! I went to the movies Saturday night to see a movie that I have been waiting to see for MONTHS!!!!!!! I HIGHLY recommend you and your spouse see this movie. Even if you are single or whatever... still see it!!!! God has truly blessed this movie and those who are watching it! It is saving marriages everywhere!!! It is called Fireproof and it is from the same makers of Facing the Giants & Flywheel. Kirk Cameron is also in it. All the actors did the movie as VOLUNTEERS and the message is AMAZING. They made over 6 million dollars opening weekend and the movie was made by volunteers and was a low budget (at least in hollywood standards) It is about how to save your marriage when it is on the brink of divorce and utter destruction. I cried my eyes out and so did my husband. Everyone in the theater left crying or touched! It inspired me to strengthen my marriage! You must see.... Check out the website and Preview of the movie: http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/
I asked God to take away my habit. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful. I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things. I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me. God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea..
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding.
ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.
He was glad he did.
The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?" She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, "I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly."
As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, "Mister...." He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"
He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?" Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.
Please share this....Sometimes we just take things for granted, when we really need to be sharing what we know...Thanks GOD BLESS
MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just watched an awesome movie which some of you may have already seen or heard of. I watched it a while back but it was like watching it all over again from fresh. My husband and I watched the movie called Flywheel. It was so awesomeeeeeeeee!!! What a blessing! My husband and I both cried our eyeballs out the entire movie. It was such an inspirational movie and I would recommend it to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is sort of a lower budget film, nothing fancy BUT it is literally one of the best and most inspiring movies I have ever seen!!!!!!!!
Study Guide - Free Download Study No. 1: The Law of the Harvest The pastoral staff of Sherwood Baptist—the church in Georgia that produced FLYWHEEL—has created an eight-part Bible study guide using clips from the film. The Bible study is a Bonus Feature that is available on the FLYWHEEL: Director's Cut DVD.
Until then, you can access a FREE download of Study No. 1: The Law of the Harvest. This study can be used in multiple ways: for Sunday school classes, small group studies, or individual use. Sherwood's Senior Pastor Michael Catt and Associate Pastor Stephen Kendrick (co-writer of the film) have teamed up to write the eight Bible studies. This free download is bundled with a .pdf file and a Quicktime movie file (.mov). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader and Quicktime to use this Study Guide.
CLICK THE LINK AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE BIBLE STUDY THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE MOVIE. IT IS GREAT!
Weary of the masks he wears and the lies he tells, an unscrupulous used car salesman resolves to win back his wife, become a better role model for his son, and stop ripping off his unsuspecting customers in the inspirational feature directorial debut of Facing the Giants director Alex Kendrick. Jay Austin (Kendrik) is the kind of used car salesman that customers fears most - dishonest, manipulative, and constantly smiling as he sends another lemon driving off the lot. Eventually Austin's deceptive ways catch up with him, prompting him to take serious stock of his life from the ground up. Now, as Austin begins working to get his classic convertible back on the road, the repairs he performs under the hood begin to reflect the personal transformation that he is going through at home and at work. Determined to turn his life around for good this time, Austin soon finds out just how good things can get when he begins applying the philosophy of Jesus Christ to everyday life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
I am glad this documentary is out. It is about time!!! I find Ben Stein to be absolutely right. Please watch his film when it comes to theaters and support his good cause! Here is a trailer preview of it and also an interview with him on Bill O'Reilly:
