I don't get to watch TV too often, but this week I've gotten more than my fair share!
I was home the other night and joined my roommates for Inside Edition where we heard about all the stars who were divorcing, jealous, or in rehab - all of which made my heart really hurt for them. The show quickly moved into describing the latest fashion at the CMA awards and the prices of some of the girls dresses, enough to feed small countries for years - literally.
Then I went to the gym and they of course hang TV's above all the elliptical machines because thinking is apparently a dangerous thing. Although I had my ipod in my ears, I was distracted by the images that flashed above me. Victoria Secret displayed soft porn in front of me while I prayed that Daryl and my friends husband wouldn't happen to walk over right then, and the other screen showed Nicolas Cage being held at gun point, and the other one a lesbian encounter. All on just regular TV at 9pm.
I confess that I don't typically watch TV so I may be more shellshocked than most, but 2 Corinthians 4:20 says, "Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regards to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults."
While trying to put my finger on why the things I was viewing bothered me so much Daryl made a wise comment, "It's because everything in your Spirit is contrary to what you were watching."
Christ has come to give us hope and life - not death and despair. Christ has given us love and peace - not immorality, jealousy and violence.
Interesting that Satan has come up with such deceiving counterparts to what Christ really has to offer.
As I completed my work outI honestly wondered if media would be the demise of the world and the demise of my children, should I ever be blessed with them.
But this is the encouragement I received from the one who is all together faithful...
Galatians 1:3-4, "Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father..."
And 2 Peter 1:3-4, "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
He will rescue. Praise Him!
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Great thoughts. I don't have cable. Somebody shared with me this thought about ten years ago, and it has really impacted my thoughts on cable (even though admittedly there are some things I like--such as college football, and the simpsons). He said the following, and I have taken the quote as my own too, "I already pay people to pipe the sewage out of my house, why would I pay money for them to pipe it into my house too!"
As far as media being the demise of our culture, I don't think so. It's just a good reminder. God is interested in redeeming ALL of creation, and he wants us to be part of it. So we need to look at all media, print, visual, audio, and figure otu creative ways to use it to reflect the wonderful values of the Kingdom of Jesus. As we are able to do that, it will be yet another outward reflection of the inward transformation taking place in our inmost beings.
Good post Lauren!!!
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