Family or Fatty?

   Let's be realistic,the home should be the center of family life. I know,that sounds like a giant "Duh". Is it really?

   Over the years our families have had more pressure put on them by outside forces. Many of these pressures are self imposed,they exist nonetheless.

 Let's just take one example.

 The majority of families,worldwide,don't sit down and have one meal a day together. What should be a time of sharing,caring,and just discussing what is right/wrong with one of the people we are closest to has been lost.  Oh,the excuses vary. Mom or Dad had to work late. I have a game tonight or the ever popular "I lost track of time".

 All the while,we have no idea why we are raising a generation with such diseases as Juvenile Diabetes. You're probably saying, "I didn't know their was such a thing when I was my childs age".

 It's time to wake up and smell the coffee!

 We have an epidemic of childhood obesity starting in this country. Is that anyway to be an example for the rest of the world? Well,guess what? The rest of the world is following in Americas footsteps.

 So,you wonder where it all began. Just have lunch with your child at school one day.

 Processed meat,chocolate milk,etc.,etc.,etc., Then the leave it behind them,literally.

 Then when they get home it's a steady diet of video games,computer time and television.

 Fortunately this problem is starting to be addressed by the least likely of people. Discover who ,and what he's doing,next time.

What Kind Of Trash Are You Keeping?

   Much of what makes us who we are is determined by what we fill our minds with. If we are positive by nature then we will want to fill our minds with positive thoughts.

   Romans 12: 2 says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

   I can hear a lot of people saying, come on David don't preach to me. I'm not. Lets bring it down to cold hard numbers,and,you'll see that this verse has a truth to it that bears out what I'm saying.

   A 2005 study of the Family Safe Media showed that 13,588 hard core pornographic titles were released in the U.S. alone. compared to 1,300 in 1988. More information from that same study.

   Between the ages of 18-44 seems to be when adults,both men and women,are most susceptible to view internet pornography. For 18-24 year olds it was 14%,18-24 year olds showed a rise to 20%, 25-34 year olds displayed an increase to 26%.

   How many of these "views" resulted in addictions which led to home break-ups is not revealed. The impact on lost wages,and,families suffering mental abuse is not told. 

   This,my friends,was in the United States alone. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of worldwide statistics.

   Chances are we all know of homes that have been directly,or indirectly,affected by online pornographic addiction.

   Their used to be an old computer users acronym,GIGO. It stood for Garbage In,Garbage Out.

   Think about it,what you fill your mind with will affect the way you look at your circumstances.