Be careful little eyes what you see.
Be careful little mouth what you say.
Be careful little ears what you hear.
It is not surprising that a "magic" movie and a "shady" book have people talking. What is surprising is who is watching and reading.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" could sadly be a description of many relationships with God. The only problem: There is no grey when it comes to God. As Christians, it is time we stop acting like we think God has any part in some choices we are making.
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us not to "lean on our own understanding." Instead we are to "acknowledge Him in ALL [our] ways and He will make [our] paths straight." Human understanding says we can watch, listen, read, and do whatever we want and it will not change us. That is a lie! What is put in the heart and mind does change us. The cliche, "Garbage in, garbage out" is not only true, it is Biblical (Prov 23:7, Mat 15:15-20, Psalm 101:2-3). There is no way to walk the straight path God has laid before us when we do not even acknowledge Him when deciding what we watch, read or listen to.
It is easy to make excuses or exceptions for these choices. We may fool others, but God is not fooled (Gal 6:7). These choices we categorize as "no big deal" are, in fact, huge because they say something about our relationship with God. Every choice either pulls us closer to or further away from our Savior. And - what should break our heart - every choice tells other people, saved and lost, who we believe Jesus really is. This is the point where many will say, "No one judges me but God." For Christians, that just is not true. We are to hold one another accountable - to judge one another in love (1 Cor 5:12, 1 Pet 4:17).
This is about so much more than one certain book or movie. This is not about "judging." This is about being Christ-like. It is time for Christians to live the life God has called us to live, a life of accountability, truth and integrity. In Christ, there are no grey areas and we have to stop pretending there are (1 Cor 6:12).
For the Father up above is looking down in love -
Be careful little eyes what you see.
Be careful little mouth what you say.
Be careful little ears what you hear.
2 Cor 5:17
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing this Amy! I totally agree with you.
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