I got a "check" in my spirit the other
day. You know how that goes.
I was writing a blog post last week
about What I'm Into. Typically, in that kind of post, I (and the many
others who write these kinds of posts) will list certain categories
and then share things that held my interest or occupied my time. It's
all for fun, and to show more of the personal side of the blogger on
the other side of the screen.
The "television" category
came up. I started to recall what I had watched all month. I typed. I
stopped. I read what I wrote. Hmm. Really? I quickly realized
that I didn't really want to share that with the world! *
Not that I was afraid of being
authentic so much as I realized that sharing what I watched wouldn't
be helpful to anyone. I certainly didn't want to encourage
anybody to then go and actually watch
the programs or movies I had watched (or at least to the extent that
I had). A thought popped into my mind: if I don't think I
it would be beneficial to share this with my readers, maybe I
shouldn't be watching it!
As Christians,
we're called to wisdom!
The foolish woman is noisy; she is
simple and open to all
forms of evil, she
[willfully and recklessly] knows nothing whatever [of eternal value].
Proverbs 9:13 (Amplified, emphasis added)
This woman has no
filter on what comes in or what goes out!
Adhering to this
idea of filtering and discerning what we take in or allow into our
airspace kinda goes counter-culture. It's pretty much seen as a
virtue to be open to all things. But God wants us to be vigilant, and
protective of our minds and hearts!
Entertaining though
it may be, we need to be mindful of what we watch on television. The
content as well as the quantity. I don't say this to be legalistic,
of course, but we need to be aware that some things can easily drown
out the voice of God. It doesn't happen right away. It's gradual. In
hindsight, I saw this happening with me.
I don't know about
you, but I need to be aware of His presence and actually hear His
voice more than I want to be amused. I don't want anything,
whether television, movies, music, or whatever, to dull my appetite
for Him!
How about you?
*For anyone who
simply must know, I watched a couple seasons of
House, M.D. and a romantic comedy or two. I realize there are
worse things, but with everything, we need to think, "am I
helping my spirit?" If the answer is "no", it's time to adjust accordingly!
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