As a Christian today, especially as a teenager, it feels like everywhere I turn there is something else that I shouldn't be watching, something that I shouldn't be listening too. It is amazingly hard to be like the Bible says: in the world, but not of it. How ever are we supposed to be that metaphorical boat above the world's water when all you see below the surface is everything you want to do? Hey guys, finally back from vacation, and here with Monday's blog post about restraining from the dirt of the world. Music, movies, TV, even the new is now completely full of everything God abhors. It is so hard to not participate, especially when you're a teenager and all of your friends are raving about that new movie you wanted to see this weekend, but that also had been rated R.
Today, it is hard to listen to any music other than that of Christian artists and not hear constant swearing and sexual innuendo. The bad thing is that the music seems so good. You really want to listen to the music, I know I like modern pop, even when I'm not quite sure that God does. Of course I want to watch the movie that came out with my favorite actor, but do I still even if the movie is riddled with vulgar language and crude scenes? Kinda, yeah. I think to myself, It doesn't even affect me. Who even cares? I'm not going to start sleeping around just because someone on TV does it. C'mon. What is honestly the big deal about this? I'm sixteen. I can handle it...? See, the thing is, it's not about just "handling it." We think we can do it because it is "just a movie", or it's "just a song." But, as one of my Bible teachers always said, while banging his hand on a desk with every syllable: "Bad company corrupts good." And that isn't limited to friends. That includes everything we take in to our bodies. It's like when you're eating. Broccoli and cake have infinite differences. I will always want the cake, even though the broccoli is so much better for me. One piece of cake in a while, while it isn't good for you, it isn't horrible. But, if I go on eating cake forever because it seems like its not really affecting me, I will gain weight, and I won't be able to exercise, and I will be very unhealthy. It won't happen fast. It will be slow. It will creep up on you until your trapped and you wonder how you didn't notice this happening. That is how the world, and its Prince, works. You won't notice it coming. It will be the swear that slips out, or the sleeping in on a Sunday morning. Those little things seem just that: too little to be a problem. But as that lovely little cliche phrase goes, you don't notice the pebble in your show until you run that marathon. That's why it is important to refrain. I know it is hard. It is so hard. But think, when has anything the Bible has told us to do been easy, it isn't going to start now. Following what God tells us to do in his Word isn't for our comfort, but it is for our safety, for our well-being. Lately, I've found some better shows and some better songs to listen to that I really love. It doesn't feel like I'm forcing myself to stay away from the bad, it feels like I want to listen to the good. I'll have a follow-up blog post about all my favorite shows and bands, so stay tuned. I really hope you guys like them :). Stay true to you, Sydney
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