WORTH CONTEMPLATING

Thanks to Amy from Humble Musings for this link. Josh Harris is the senior pastor here and the author of these popular books on courtship and purity. Josh takes Romans 13:14 and explains what the flesh means and how to make no provision for it. He includes some interesting cartoons he drew that actually help his explanation a lot. His main concern in the post is what kind of media Christians expose themselves to. He contends that the main area where Christians "feed their flesh" is in media, especially TV. His argument has encapsulated exactly how I feel about certain programs like American Idol. I've tried to think through my reasons why I should avoid that and other shows. Without giving away the whole argument I'll just quote his last sentence which stopped me in my tracks. I'll be asking myself this question next time I'm tempted to switch the channel ~

"Friends, what we view in media becomes our meditation. It either feeds our desire for godliness or it feeds our flesh. Which one are you feeding?"