Monday, November 16, 2020

Am I my brother's keeper?

Be careful of tempting your brothers and sisters. See Galatians 6:1. Everyone has their own opinion about what is okay to watch or do as a Christian. The Bible says keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life, Proverbs 4:23. If the elements of sin is; the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life(1John 2:16), why are we not turning away from those things? We get consumed with TV shows filled with all those characteristics. We are drawn to drama, sex, and witchcraft. Then we expose others in our life to sinful things and don't think twice about it. I know I can get sucked into a TV show about sex, lies, and fighting. I tried to keep my distance but sometimes I walk in the house and someone is watching something that catches my attention and before long it pulls me in. How often are we tempting other people by being insensitive to the distraction of sinful elements? Just because we can watch TV does not mean we should. I have to be careful what I watch because I used to struggle with impure sexual desires. We may see TV is entertainment but it also plants seeds. I love a good movie with action or romance but if there are scenes that cause me to have sexual thoughts that was a movie I should  not have indulged in. Read it again, the elements of sin are; 1. lust of the eye, first you like what you see, 2. lust of the flesh, then your flesh wants it, 3. pride of life, deciding you deserve it or you alone can handle it. When a seed is planted the seed dies and something else grows in its place that is way bigger than the seed and takes over then produces other seeds. I said all this to say be careful little eyes what you see, say, hear, and do because you never know who you may be causing to fall into sin. I may be able to handle a glass of wine, but that doesn't mean I should drink around or with everyone. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. We are our "brother's" keeper, Galatians 6:1.

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