Temptations

Hey everybody. On a more spiritual note than I've been doing so far, I wanted to talk about temptation. I've been struggling with it on and off, and I wanted to get some feedback, hear what you think about it, and if I should pray for you.
First of all, what kinds of things do you get tempted with? You don't have to be specific if you don't want to. A big one for me is materialism, wanting things or money instead of God. Another one I struggle with is lust. How about you all?
Also, what do you do when you're tempted? The logical course of action should be to get away as fast as possible, but a lot of times that's not what we do. Sometimes when I get tempted I think, "Well, I already sinned by thinking about it, so I might as well just do it anyway." I fail to acknowledge that there is another choice. But that mindset has led me to failure more times than I care to admit. I have to keep reminding myself of I Corinthians 10:13, which basically states that there is always a way out when we are tempted.
Why do you think we get tempted? If we truly trusted in God, we would know that what He has for us is far better than the brief pleasure and eternal destruction of sin. A lot of times we're not fully trusting in the Lord, which I think definitely makes us more susceptible to temptation. What do you all think about all of this? I'd like to hear some feedback. Please pray for me, and if you're struggling too, I'd be glad to pray for you. God bless, and remember, when you are tempted with evil, do not give in!

Bibleman

Hey, did anyone ever watch Bibleman when you were younger--or even when you were older? I've been a fan of such for years and have recently been re-watching all of the Bibleman movies (or technically, home videos) my family has. Even though they're geared toward kids, this is a really good show; it combines superhero action scenes, corny jokes and humor, and most importantly, teaching of God's word and principles. I really enjoy just about every episode I see.
Granted, I did prefer the older ones to the newer ones. Early on in the show, up to the fifth one that came out, The Incredible Force of Joy, Bibleman {Willie Aames} had a partner named Coats {Marc Wayne}. After that, Coats had to leave for reasons unexplained on the show, and was replaced by Cypher {Brady Williams} in the sixth episode, Conquering the Wrath of Rage. I still mostly enjoyed the episodes with Cypher, and I watched his ascent from when he first started with a pretty much regular-looking outfit to where he is today, with a full suit of spiritual armor and his own pair of light-arc weapons. In my opinion, the show started to take a downward fall in 2002, with the release of Jesus Our Savior parts one and two, and the show lost two of its greatest assets: Brian Lemmons, who had done a hilariously evil job of portraying the villain for seven episodes straight, and his sidekick Ludicrous, who though he had been portrayed by four different actors throughout the course of the series, was still a rather humorous contribution to the show. Also, the original Biblegirl, Tracy Henao, showed up in Breaking the Bonds of Disobedience, released in the early 2000's, but only remained for two episodes before the position was taken by Heather Hazelwood. Now, with the most recent Bibleman episode, A Fight for Faith, even the original Bibleman left the show, and was replaced by Josh Carpenter, actor Robert T. Schlipp.
Not that there's anything wrong with the new Bibleman show. Obviously, as long as the show still teaches kids about God, it is still a lot better than most of the shows out there these days. And there's nothing wrong with Robert T. Schlipp, Heather Hazelwood, or Jef Scott, who now portrays the villain. I suppose that I was just used to the old ones, and when they all started to change, it just wasn't the same, just like when the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers of my kindergarten days switched to Power Rangers Zeo, and eventually developed into the umpteen different incarnations they have been seen in today. It's not really the same. Bibleman is still cool--I even met the original Bibleman, Cypher, and Brian Lemmons in person once, shortly before the release of Disobedience. It's a good show, but I prefer the old classics. Have any of you ever watched Bibleman, and if so, what do you think?

The Adventures of Leumas: Dangers of the Workplace

Despite what people may say, fast food is dangerous work. I work at Burger King, and for those of you who live near me and know the area, it's the one on Timberlake Road, right across from the sickening sanctum of our arch-nemesis, McDonald's. The other day when I was at work, the manager called me in to her office and gave me a dangerous mission. I had been chosen to go undercover and scout out enemy territory at the heretical place known as McDonald's. Naturally I was thrilled at the chance to serve my company, despite the imminent danger.
I put on normal civilian clothes over my Burger King outfit and went across the street. As much as it pained me to do it, I needed to look inconspicuous, so I ordered a Big Mac from my worst enemy (needless to say, I burned the offending burger as soon as I got it). Then, when no one was looking, I was able to sneak past the customer area, into the back where those who have been exceedingly twisted by McDonald's evil reside. Ducking behind the burger-frying machine, I witnessed terrible sights. Crowds of people knelt on the ground, praising their demented leader, Ronald the clown, in his bright yellow suit and despicable red wig. "Hail, McDonald's!", they chanted. "I'm loving it!" My fellow Burger King workers would be disturbed to learn of this, but I knew I had to report back everything I saw.
Unfortunately, at that moment, one of the blinded McDonald worshippers noticed me. "A spy!", he cried. I tried to hide, but it was no use. One of their guards, a large, purple, furry creature wielding a gigantic french fry, came over to me and lifted up my outer shirt, to see my Burger King one underneath. The creature spat in disgust. "A spy from the so-called King of Burgers!", he exclaimed. At this, the McDonald worshippers were furious. "Death to the infidel!", they all cried, rising up to attack me. I ran out of the building and back to Burger King as fast as I could--not out of cowardice, of course, but to get reinforcements to come back later. Yeah, that's it.
So, that's what can happen if you work in a fast food restaurant. It's dangerous work.

Note: This story is slightly embellished. The manager did not ask me to spy on McDonald's; she just asked me to operate the drive-thru cash register.

Greetings again, everybody! I haven't posted for a relatively short while because, like I said before, my computer was experiencing technical difficulties. But I am presently using a different computer, and I think I have found a way to make it work on my home one, so maybe there will be more posts more frequently. And I'm thinking of saving up my work money to get my own computer, one on which I can actually load stuff, so when that happens (aiming for September/October, maybe later) this blog should definitely be more active. Thanks to everyone who has commented so far.
Recently I helped out performing a series of skits for my church's pirate- themed Vacation Bible School (shout-out to all my fellow pirates who are on this site...three or four of you) That was really fun; dancing to Relient K's Pirates Who Don't Do Anything every day was awesome, and the Bible skits corresponding with the kids' lessons were cool too. Sadly I missed the closing program on Friday; my family was going out of town to Pennsylvania, which is where I am now. I'm visiting with my grandparents who just recently moved into a nursing home apartment (which has a computer room in the building, conveinently) and tonight through Monday I'm also going to see some of my cousins, which will be cool (shout-out to Andrea, closest to me both in age and friendship!) So, that's the story of my life...or at least of the past week or so of it.
Basically there are a few thing I was planning to do with this. The Adventures of Samuel, which I'm writing now, will be stories of what has been happening recently on my life. And then, just for fun, I'm thinking of creating The Adventures of Leumas, which are stories of things largely fabircated--er, I mean, no, of course they really happened! *nervous laughter* I had a request from one of my friends (shout-out to Dr. Peterson, not real name) to write about an inside joke story of ours. Though I'm not planning to do that on this blog, I do have a few ideas for tht story. *mysterious tone of voice* You'll learn of them soon enough, Doc...Also, I might talk about spiritual things, especially since I originally started this just to be able to talk on my church youth group's blog. I might share what God's been doing in my life, talk about struggles and problems, and ask for feedback and such from my friends here (though I guess that's kind of redundant, since people are expected to reply anyway). Those are just a few ideas I've had...

Greetings