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Tonight, I thank the Lord for another opportunity for me to prove my faith and trust in Him.
Earlier, I gave up and surrendered ALL of my pirated DVD and VCD movies. You might think that “all” means a few of ‘em sitting amongst a collection of original copies. But in reality, it’s the other way around…! There are merely a few originals (about a handful) sitting amongst close to a thousand pirated DVDs in a dedicated cabinet for it.
I took all of them out and was suddenly at awe as to how many bootleg (but very good) copies I was actually able to gather in 4-5 years.
And it’s NO joke… I loved adored my collection… I used to scour the entire metropolis just to look for the highest quality (DVD copy; 5.1 audio) pirated movies. Ask my wife… she can attest as to how obsessed I was with my illegal library. I’d rather buy discs than spend money on important clothing or food. That was then.
Anyway, I packed these discs in big plastic bags (I wasn’t able to obtain cardboard boxes)… and soon after, my wife started scouring her stuff for fake clothing and accessories which she also wanted to give up.
My kids soon followed… and to my amazement, they happily surrendered their China-made fake toys and other stuff.
I packed them all in the car and took it to our home base for proper disposal. The bootlegged discs will be destroyed and the bags, clothing and accessories will most likely be given to indigents and the needy.
This is a very BIG step for our family towards being totally and unconditionally righteous.
We vowed that from now on, we shall NEVER EVER patronize anything fake…!
Praise God for giving my family the courage to follow through and do what is right in order to be pleasing in the sight of the Lord. I thank Him for making my children understand the purpose of it all.
I’m pretty certain that I’ll be able to find a few more unwanted stuff sitting around the house which I might’ve overlooked during earlier’s cleanup but I’ll be sure to gather all of what’s left and have them disposed of properly.
We are finally FREE of these things… All praise and glory to God!
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Me and my wife had the privilege of being able to join our very first “Junior Couples Night” yesterday which was held in one of our member’s houses.
It was pretty exciting, being that it was new to me and that I always look forward to gatherings that talk about Christ and faith.
We had dinner with about 8 other couples… it was pot luck so we brought our share of dibs. Food was splendid! Dessert was wonderful! Everyone was so friendly and I had the pleasure of meeting other couples whom I have only seen from afar during Team Revival nights over at the Elim Homebase.
After, two trips to the buffet table and 3 trips to the dessert cake… we had a film viewing. The movie of the night was entitled, “The Climb”, a full length feature produced by Billy Graham. And may I say that, considering how cheesy most Christian films are, the production values of this particular film was superb. Cinematography, scoring… the works!
I knew my wife would have a hard time staying awake during the entire time since she has this habit of ALWAYS falling asleep in the middle of shows and films. But, with the help of my constant nudging, she stayed awake… hehe!
After the movie, we grouped ourselves into two. The husbands in one room and the wives in another. We discussed how the lessons of the film could be connected to married life… reflecting on struggles and constant challenges that come with family life. It was a very vivid and active exciting exchange of ideas through each others past experiences.
My wife and I look forward to more of these gatherings in the future.
