Today's World of Entertainment

Philippians 4:8 (New International Version)

 [8] Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.


There is a subject which will always stir me up; today's world of entertainment. Musics, movies, games, books, what is this generation turning to pass the time with?


Starting this spring I cut movies nearly completely out of my life; I became convicted, realizing that the movies I watched had a direct relationship with my mood, attitude, and actions. They had a handle on my life and time that I should have spent communing with God turned to endorse violence, sexual immorality, crudeness, and vulgarity.
 
"But wait," you say, "Not all movies are like that!"

My answer to that is, Enough of them are. It isn't worth it to me any more to wade through the garbage to find a few good movies--and even 'good' 'safe' movies can take up a good part of your time.

 Horrors and thrillers (generally speaking) open your mind to Satanic influence; it's real and I've seen it happen. Yes there are the few that have good solid themes, but ask yourself this; is it truly worth wading through the pile of pig manure to find one pearl? See No Evil, The Hitcher, Paranormal Activity, Hide and Seek, the list goes on and on and those examples aren't even recent releases. Everything you see and hear has a huge effect on you. Line your movies up with Philippians 4:8, line your movies up with what your conscience tells you, but more importantly, line your movies up with God.



I am truly disturbed at what kids these days are listening to, stuff they call music. Music? It's chalk-full of swearing, themes of sexual immorality, violence, hate, racism, slander, hopelessness... Is that what you want to fill your mind with?


The power of music is incredible, and though I maintain that music in and of itself is amoral--a God-given tool of expression--used wrongly and mixed with today's lyrics it takes a devastating toll. Music has HUGE influences on the mind, it affects all kinds of things simply through the way it is composed at the core. Now let me tell you there are alot of sounds coming out of the record industry that I would be ashamed to call music, and there are words coming out of the headphones of 10-year-olds that I would be ashamed to say to my parents or even my peers.


Christians! Whatever is true! What ever is noble! Whatever is right, pure and lovely! Whatever is admirable or praiseworthy, think about these things!

Christian youth! This is an appeal! Come back to your God, come back to your families, come back to your lives! Stop living in and of the world, stop prostituting yourself to the world and Satan. Come back to your First Love!  Stop living the way you've been living, stop watching and listening to the things you've been watching and listning to; dwell on Godly things! Do not give yourselves up as Israel gave herself up in adultery,to the nations.


This is an appeal; Christians, return to your God. Renew your faith in the great I Am. He is so much more than the world's promise of happiness, entertainment. You cannot serve God and entertainment, so stop and check yourself because He is so much more.