so i have been really sick for the last week. and when one is sick, there is a lot of extra time. And what does a sick person do with all that extra time? watch lots of TV…at least I do. Usually I can turn off my brain and sleep …but i’ve also had a chance to observe. And TV is so full of garbage! I thought that if i stayed on the family channel I would be safe…WRONG! The shows promote sex out of marriage, cursing, drinking, partying, witchcraft, and the commercials are either for inappropriate or horror films. And the movies they play are movies I could never watch with my parents…and if i can’t watch it with them, i shouldn’t watch it. And even straying from the family channel, i saw a commercial for a new show called “Moment of Truth”, where people are hooked up to lie detectors and asked really humiliating questions like “Do you think you’ll be married in 5 years?” and “Have you ever touched a co-worker inappropriately?” Why would you volunteer to answer those questions? Why would anyone want to humiliate people like that? It just really bugs me. And what’s worse is that most Christians I know are ok with it… aren’t we supposed to be “little Christs”? what about living a life worthy of our calling and passionatley pursuing the heart of Jesus. I’m not saying I’m immune because I have totally entertained myself with stuff like that..and it’s so NOT ok. I think I’m starting to see it as slapping Jesus’ holiness and redemption in the face. It’s disrespectful, and it’s harmful to me…
It all makes me think of Heath Ledger. It’s weird to think that a few hours ago he was alive and kickin’…now he’s burning in hell. I walk around on a campus full of Heath Ledgers…people whp are searching for significance and fulfillment. They are curious and they are hungry. But they are also deceived…and unless I live the life I have been called to, they will never know I have the answer. However, yesterday, I was reading Matthew 23, and Jesus totally slams religious people. He talks about how blind they are and calls them hypocrites. It’s all because they didn’t love. I can’t say I always love people on my campus. And I am definitely a hypocrite. I am human. I want desperately for Jesus to use me on my campus. I want Him to show up in ridiculous ways…so I think I am realizing once again that I am imperfect…and I can’t always see the line that separates set apart from religious. But I do live in the grace of God, and I know he makes up the difference…just a few of my thoughts…more thoughts to come later…
