Faith Filled Family Magazine September 2016 | Page 12

ridicule, what affect did that have on you and your family? And what advice can you give to youth who have to deal with such insults? What will they learn from Brandon’s story? I think at times we all deal with feelings of not being good enough. Satan uses that to discourage us and keep us from living the life he desires for us. In GREATER, you learn that we all have choices. Good and evil will always exist. But our belief in ourself is crucial. We call it, “Doing it the Burls Way” (doing the right thing even when no one is looking) because then again………someone is always looking! who has to be in a class or environment everyday with peers who consistently use words to harm and embarrass them? Why is it important not to keep it a secret and tell their parents?” How can they apply biblical scriptures to combat this? The best example is Jesus. Look at what he endured and he loved and prayed for his enemies. Bullying is never ok and parents are an important link by staying invested in your child and the kids around you. Coach Herm Edwards, who sits on the Burlsworth Trophy selection committee, give this advice and For any person who is going through being I’ve always liked it: on any social media one ill teased, bullied, etc; just how pertinent is it to spoken message can tarnish your reputation. hold on one’s faith in God? Why not just retali- “Don’t push Send” until you’ve thought about it. ate and get even? What does this film teach us about this? What do you say to the friend that they conFaith is everything to us. We are called to be a light fine in and ask them not to inform their parents to the world. Light isn’t necessary unless there is that they are being bullied or teased at school/ darkness. So every opportunity is a chance for college? Is this a secret they should keep? us to be a light. I’d excourage them to focus on How do they reveal the truth without feeling being that beacon to a dark world. Personally, if like they have betrayed their friend? I’m having a bad day, I try to do something for someone else. Look out and not in That’s a hard one because I think all relationships are different. I can only tell you how our family We live in a world where technology makes it handled it. My boys could tell me anything and common and easy to hurl insults and do def- then they had faith that I would do the right thing erential harm to someone others see as infe- - whether that was keeping the secret or sharing rior. What counsel would you give to parents it with an adult when the situation called for that. in regards to their children/teenages usage of such technology, whether it be cell phones, When does the film appear in the theater? iPads, laptops, etc? Where can tickets be purchased? What’s next My sons are all out of the house and on their own. on the horizon for MARTY BURLSWORTH? We had a rule in our home that mom and dad could How can someone contact you? What are your check phones and computers at any time. I feel social media contacts? For example; Facethat it is so important to educate your kids about book, Instragram, Twitter; etc.? those dangers before they happen. I remember GREATER opens nationwide August 26th, 2016. telling my boys when they were younger that as Chris Severio is a wonderful actor and we see they got older some of their friends would make great things in his future. Our family’s plan is to poor decisions and they needed to be ready continue expanding the foundation and making a to stand up for what’s righ t. I remember after a difference in as many lives as we can. friend made a bad decision, my middle son, Brady, coming to me and saying “Well, dad, you told me Contact us at [email protected] For more info it would happen!” on GREATER theatre locations and tickets go toGreaterTheMovie.com or BrandonBurlsworth. We know that image means a great deal to our org. You can also connect with us on Facebook youth. And the need to “fit in” is ever portrayed (greaterthemovie or BrandonBurlsworthFoundawithin society that is void of Godly values and tion) Twitter (Burlsworth_Fdn, GreaterTheMovie morals. What do you say to a young girl or boy or Gr8r_Q_Answered)