B-A-Light Productions

The past few weeks my Pastor, Tim Simmons @ Celebration Church, has been teaching about going BIG! Let me tell you it has been incredibly encouraging to me. For some time,  I have been wanting to launch B-A-Light Productions, yet I have always been hesitant.

Why is that? Why must we be so afraid to do things for God? We don’t have a problem going out and buying a new car or house; However,  when it come to stepping out into God’s will, we freeze up like a Trekkie in front of a hot girl. I’ll tell you why … McDonald’s!  No, I don’t mean “two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle, onions on a sesame seed bun”. What I am referring to is the drive through speed, happy meal style lives we live. If we truly understood what it is that Jesus is asking  from us,  we would lay it all down in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, we are too comfortable with our happy meal lifestyle.

Our fear lies in our man-made security, our three bedroom, two bath house in the burbs with the white picket fence, our 2 cars parked in the driveway (because there is no room in the garage), our boats, motorcycles, kids and spouses (yes I said it!) We are too comfortable to serve Jesus. The crazy thing is, until we put Jesus in the center and make Him the number one priority in our lives by putting Him above everything and everyone, only then do we truly live. When we sacrifice everything, including our families, we get it all back through Grace. Yes, believe it or not,  everything we sacrifice we get to enjoy. God wants us to be happy, but also willing to give it all up upon His request. Once we die to ourself and put Him first, then we will have true happiness and a full life. It’s time to Go Big or Go Home. So I’m stepping out, putting it all on the table to do His will.

God’s Love and PEACE OUT!

As someone who has experienced having and then losing a child, I understand what pride and joy is, and then the emptiness that follows when it has been ripped from you.  This morning as I went through my normal routine I considered the question of how does a couple obtain pride and joy in their life in the absence of children?    Whether you have lost your only child or you feel “Barren” because you have yet to be blessed with that gift, I believe the emptiness is the same. 

My life for the past few years has been empty and meaningless.  I have just existed only doing what is necessary to keep the relationships around me healthy but shutting out the rest of the world.  I have tried to fill that emptiness with everything imaginable, tv, games, books, internet, anything to keep my mind in a perfect imaginary world and out of my painful one, but all of those things only made my life more miserable and empty.  Today, as I pondered that question, I thought to myself, “Why do we have this overwhelming urge to reproduce?”  For me, it has been a dream since childhood to be a mommy, so why did God give me this dream only for it to feel crushed after so many years of trying?  Unfortunately, I do not have the answer for that one, but I believe I have found an answer for the emptiness that stems from it.  Fill that void with God and LIVE YOUR LIFE!  Take advantage of not having to chase after kids and start chasing after God, read your Bible, Pray, and then do something productive and that brings joy to your life.  Figure out what talent God has given you and do it.  Make new friends, and spend time with Family and people who make you laugh.  Don’t spend too much time in the four walls of your house moping and depressed and lonely, get out!   Go for a walk.  Do something other than just exist.  God created us to do so much more than what we are doing. 

So my prayer Lord, is that you will fill this void in my life, and help me to chase you, for your dream is bigger than mine.

With over 15 years of experience,  B-A-Light Productions is here to help. Curriculum, training, set design and construction, administration, live action characters, games, special events … whatever comes your way, we have unique and inventive ideas  that will make your kids ministry pop. So, please feel free to send your questions and road blocks our way. We want to help you build a kids ministry that your community can’t stop talking about.  See what others are asking under this category and post your comments.

All hail the might BJ Lampley!!! He has gotten us back up and running. It has been some time since I last posted but now things are back, it’s time to start writing again. So keep you ear and your feeds hooked up and locked in to stay up to date. This is all for now but I will talk to you soon.

Eric