5 Valuable Lessons from the Movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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Inspired by the beloved children’s book, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” focuses on Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone’s life. Flint’s latest and most successful invention, where he makes food fall from the sky like rain, is an attempt to solve world hunger. However, things go terribly wrong when excess amounts of food overload cities and towns.

5 Valuable Lessons from the Movie
 

#5 Be yourself 

You cannot please everybody.  It’s a dangerous habit to want to please everyone it's like forgetting the real intention of your acts, which is from within. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs reaffirms this message. When Flint’s food processor actually works, his neighbors start making orders for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Unwilling to resist their demands, Flint overloads the machine bringing imminent danger to the town.

 #4 Failures can be good
Failure is all Flint knows as a child scientist. Invention after invention, he fails to create something that works. It isn’t until the end of the story that he realizes his failures would help him save the day.

#3 Don't be greedy
Having everything you want is not always a good thing. Too much of a good thing is still too much.  the most greed is embodied in the town’s mayor, who not only gets too big for his britches from eating so much, but also creates utter chaos because of his hunger for fame and fortune.

#2 Love and Acceptance
Flint always had the support and love of his mother, but he desperately wanted to know his father loved him. At the end of the movie, he finds that his father has always loved him; his dad just didn’t know how to express that. It's accepting that we are different individual and we have different ways of showing our love for others

#1 Faith
Flint’s mother had faith in him, even though she died before she witnessed his greatest accomplishments. Flint continued to press on because of the faith his mother showed him. The most important thing one can have in life, to continue to trust and believe in our gifts.

Fatherhood Lesson: To serve and protect

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God’s promise to “turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers.” Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be … courageous!


"Courageous" is a wonderfully written movie. It explores the importance of fathers and the dynamic impact a father has on a family through his presence or absence as a father. The presence of a father has a remarkable impact on a child's self-esteem. A child growing up in a household having both a father and mother in the home is the first symbol of how a relationship can work in either a positive or a negative manner.

What are you willing for God to do in your life?

THE RESOLUTION

I DO solemnly resolve before God to take full responsibility for myself, my wife, and my children.

I WILL love them, protect them, serve them, and teach them the Word of God as the spiritual leader of my home.

I WILL be faithful to my wife, to love and honor her, and be willing to lay down my life for her as Jesus Christ did for me.

I WILL bless my children and teach them to love God with all of their hearts, all of their minds, and all of their strength.

I WILL train them to honor authority and live responsibly.

I WILL confront evil, pursue justice, and love mercy.

I WILL pray for others and treat them with kindness, respect, and compassion.

I WILL work diligently to provide for the needs of my family.

I WILL forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those I have wronged.

I WILL learn from my mistakes, repent of my sins, and walk with integrity as a man answerable to God.

I WILL seek to honor God, be faithful to His church, obey His Word, and do His will.

I WILL courageously work with the strength God provides to fulfill this resolution for the rest of my life and for His glory.

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ---Joshua 24:15

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

10 Leadership Lessons from the Movie "The Croods"

THE CROODS is a comedy adventure that follows the world's first modern family through the journey of a lifetime. When the cave that has always been their home is destroyed – with the rest of their world not far behind it – The Croods are forced to set off on the first family road (or path) trip. Rocked by generational clashes and seismic shifts, The Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures, and a future beyond any they imagined.


Great Leadership Lessons from the Movie

1. Great leaders have great mentors. We always have to look up to someone who have been there and done great leadership.

2.Break the Rules more often and you'll gain a huge advantage over those too afraid to risk it. Great leaders are not afraid to take the risk.

3. Great leaders do something today that your future self will thank you for.

4. Kill your ego. Great leaders have to die a little inside in order to reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version you.

5. Enjoy the Journey. Great leaders never forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people they meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling don't overlooked it. 

6. Great leaders are Dared to Dream Big and bigger.

7. Great leaders help others Succeed. “The Greatest Success we’ll know is helping others succeed and grow” – Gregory Scott

8. Live Your Passion. Be creative!!! Live your passion! Use whatever is available to have fun

9. Get out of your Comfort Zone. The only way we can grow is if we are willing to step out of our comfort zone, feel awkward, uncomfortable, and try something new.

10.Be Open for Change. Being open to new things is the only way we will able to discover more about ourselves.Things change, people change great leaders embrace change.

3 Things to Remember How to Face the Giants

 

In 2003, Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) is a high school football coach with a mediocre record. After several poor seasons, the Shiloh Eagles are considering replacing him as head coach. This is not the only problem Taylor is facing; his car is breaking down, the players' fathers are trying to replace him as head coach with assistant coach Brady Owens, and he discovers that he is the reason that his wife Brooke cannot become pregnant.

He creates a new coaching philosophy and decides to praise God, no matter what the result. At the same time he guides and urges each one of his players to give the maximum effort, and motivates them to believe they can win under God's guidance. From that point on, he loses only one game but eventually goes on to win the state championship. His prayers for children are also answered, as two years later, Grant and his wife have children of their own.

 LESSONS ON GREAT LEADERSHIP:

 

Great Leaders NEVER GIVE UP on themselves as well with the team members. Things will not always be easy for leaders but the most important thing is to always believe that everything is just the process of having the best results of what the leader really wanted for the team. Don't stop believing that after hardship there is always great things waiting for us. Same with the God who never ever give up on us. 

 

 
Great Leaders NEVER BACK DOWN and as they always say "there's no turning back". We should always have the courage to face the challenges of the battle of life, and the struggles and issues of having committed as a leader of a team. Always to ask God to shower us the wisdom and courage to be able to win the challenges you as leader may encounter.

 

Great Leaders NEVER LOSE FAITH the most important thing a leader must have. As quote says "You gotta faith until you make it.". To be faithful to God. It's not trust or believe, it must be trust AND believe in God. That's why is called being faithful. It must be a power of two.It's must be full.  

I believe that everyone will be able to relate to this movie. It addresses many issues that we have all had to deal with, from a Biblical stand. The movie will bring you from tears to laughter in a matter of seconds and is easily one of the best movies I have seen.Watch and be inspired as leader and how simple steps and big faith can conquer the fears one may have.

Putting Courage to the Blind Side

The Blind Side depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. In the latest chapter of his inspiring story, Oher was a First Round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, selected by the Baltimore Ravens. The Touhys were there to share the moment with him.

All courageous acts represent one or more of three types of courage:

TRY Courage: The courage of initiative and action— making first attempts, pursuing pioneering efforts and stepping up to the plate

TRUST Courage: The courage of confidence in others— letting go of the need to control situations or outcomes, having faith in people and being open to direction and change

TELL Courage: The courage of voice— raising difficult issues, providing tough feedback and sharing unpopular opinions





Your job as a leader is to put courage inside of people— to encourage them. By applying the three different types of courage, courage can be put to good use in your own environment. You end up not just by changing the life of others as well as yours.

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This is one thing I've learned in the youth ministry. Continue to encourage the youth to always believe in the gifts God had showered upon us. Because as one song says "There is no gift that is too small". All are valuable in the eyes of God. Never stop encouraging and believing that there is always something great within us.