HOW DO WE live in a media-saturated culture and not be affected by it…?
Unless you want to live in a cave and have no contact with the outside world, I don’t believe there is any way to be completely unaffected by the media. However, there are ways we can be less affected by it.
Suggestions:
1. Learn to discern. Just because a movie is at the theater or on the video store shelf, it doesn’t mean we need to see it. Make a commitment not to view sexually explicit movies, which would include most R-rated movies Use a resourse such as www.pluggedinmag.com to evaluate movies you are thinking about watching.
2. Consider your reading material wisely. When sitting in a waiting room surrounded by magazines, stop and consider what you are about to feed your mind.
3. Determine ahead of time what you will and will not watch, rather than simply hitting the clicker on the TV remote and surfing channels.
4. Limit movie and TV viewing to shows that do not idealize sex outside of marriage. If soap operas have captured your time, choose another form of entertainment in the afternoon.
5. Be willing to turn off movies and television shows if you discover they are sexual junk food.
6. Read magazines and books that will encourage you in marriage and God-honoring sexuality. Jill Savage, “Intimacy Inhibitors,” Is There Really Sex After Marriage, 39-40
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Bible reading for 03.30.11: Luke 5.17-39; Judges 9-10
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