Guarding our eyes from the junk food: PT. 1
We are in the middle of a sermon series entitled "Junk Food" here in Revolution Youth. I'm going to be posting 5 ways to guard your eyes from the junk food of life over the next week or so.
Every day we encounter junk food. We see it everywhere, indulging in it often. We love the way it looks and tastes. We love how we can get it "right now." Junk food rules our culture. I'm not just talking about food, I'm talking about the junk that we see on television, in the movies and on the internet every day. It's almost impossible to guard our eyes from the junk food of this culture. However, there are some steps we can take to protect ourselves as God's people.
Way #1 to guard your eyes from the junk food of life.
Know What You're Looking At - Prov. 13:16, "Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly."
A prudent man is one who acts with wisdom. This scripture says that he acts out of knowledge. We should never take action in a situation until we have gained knowledge. We need to know the situations we put ourselves in, know what we look at, know what we will allow permeate our minds.
How often do we watch movies merely because a friend recommends it? How often do we watch television shows without having any idea what kind of images may pop up during the course of this unknown program? How often do we click on this link or that link without a second thought?
We need to do our research, gain knowledge, and stop ourselves if we're not sure what our eyes are about to see. Otherwise, we are a fool who will be exposed in his folly. Our minds are sponges soaking up the images we allow entrance through our eyes. We must guard our eyes. Let's be sure knowledge always precedes our actions.
Every day we encounter junk food. We see it everywhere, indulging in it often. We love the way it looks and tastes. We love how we can get it "right now." Junk food rules our culture. I'm not just talking about food, I'm talking about the junk that we see on television, in the movies and on the internet every day. It's almost impossible to guard our eyes from the junk food of this culture. However, there are some steps we can take to protect ourselves as God's people.
Way #1 to guard your eyes from the junk food of life.
Know What You're Looking At - Prov. 13:16, "Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly."
A prudent man is one who acts with wisdom. This scripture says that he acts out of knowledge. We should never take action in a situation until we have gained knowledge. We need to know the situations we put ourselves in, know what we look at, know what we will allow permeate our minds.
How often do we watch movies merely because a friend recommends it? How often do we watch television shows without having any idea what kind of images may pop up during the course of this unknown program? How often do we click on this link or that link without a second thought?
We need to do our research, gain knowledge, and stop ourselves if we're not sure what our eyes are about to see. Otherwise, we are a fool who will be exposed in his folly. Our minds are sponges soaking up the images we allow entrance through our eyes. We must guard our eyes. Let's be sure knowledge always precedes our actions.
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