rough notes
8. How can I cultivate the attitude of giving in my life and those in my family?
Give because it is a good thing to do
Give because we have all received the free gift of salvation worth more than anything we can give
Let your family see you give but don't do it for credit
If it's not genuine people will feel it
9. I lost everything now what?
Recognize you still have lived the most precious gift
Crying is okay and in most cases necessary
Thank God like Job in the bible
Make small plans to recoup where possible and practical
Crush bitterness in your heart as soon as you feel it bible examples and stories.
10. Life has not turned out the way I had hoped. Help
Most people can say that their perfect narrative has not worked out exactly
Don’t stop working at life
Make small attainable goals
Take it day by day or hour by hour whatever makes sense for you
Read the story of Job and or Joseph (Joseph story is easier)
11. Watching shows and movies listening to music all made by unbelievers
Although quite fun very dangerous
Books even more so
Listening to twisted ungodly catch tunes can have you doing what you wouldn't have otherwise ( if you are an emotional and musical person this might be worse for you) but that is just my opinion
People really do have soundtracks to their lives if you don't know what it is here is some homework:
If you are able to recall serious losses, triumphs, no experience, heartache, bad decisions, by year even month and day ie.. your sweet 16 years lookup music use to listen to or even the billboard charts at that time or just think about a time in your life and chances are you can remember a song that gives you a certain feeling every time you hear it or see it video or movie ( even a play might have more of an effect).
Example from my life:
Fine young cannibals - I've been thinking about you
Chicago - songs and the Karate Kid
Bobby Brown- Roni
Mint condition - pretty Brown eyes
Across the bridge- church song
Song by t-pain - everybody's hands goes up etc…
The Cranberries - Linger
Cindy Lauper - True Colours
Movies- if you are taken away by them and enter the world of the Characters it can affect you profoundly. Examples
Lawless - three brothers fight through life during prohibition
Shawshank - Andy Duphrenes life of misfortune
Sling Blade -
Green Mile- (Michael Clark Duncan & Tom Hanks
The passion of the Christ
Prince of Egypt
The Ten Commandments - Charlton Heston
The Sound of Music
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai S Khan (SRK)
Kal ho Naho - S Khan
Foreigner - Jackie Chan
Django unchain - Jamie Foxx
So consider when you watch and listen
The following scripture obviously is not talking about music and movies but if you can grasp the concept of being free from fleshly emotions of doing certain things that are legalistic but unprofitable in the grand scheme of life.
We can consider that tugging at our emotions by music lyrics beautiful voices, lavish lifestyle horrible occurrences, rapturing emotions brought to us by unsaved ungodly and unwell people. It's a deep level of consideration that one has to go through to come to this conclusion. But if you know what I mean then you know it is just that simple.
