Not your favorite shows. But TV.
Last night I paid attention to something that went on inside me. I'm glued to a fantastic book (thanks Mary!) and then Bill and I do a marriage-study right now together on Sunday nights. So....between those 2 things the television never came on last night. Yes! Sweet. Almost.
I had this moment when I felt it pull at me. I swear it was daring me to defy the entertainment, laughter, pleasure (whatever) that comes from within it. I'm not sure why last night vs other nights, but I noticed it. It was pulling at me. Daring me to think I could be fulfilled in my evening without it.
It's crap. I've got a couple favorite shows and I think it's fine to be entertained by decent shows. But really? It's crap. I've grown impatient with it - and with myself for wanting it. And the things I allow into my mind and heart when I do watch TV are not exactly always noble, lovely, good and pure. And what's worse? Sometimes I don't even see that. (I'm a big Friends fan. If you'd watched as many old Friends episodes as I have; you'd notice a sickeningly consistent theme of porn references throughout many episodes. Watch just one show and you'll barely take note of it).
I've begun to think "I wonder who is writing this show? I wonder what they're like...what they think of God, what they'd say about the values I hold for myself and my family. " (And I used to BE an advertiser so I KNOW what they're thinking!) This is all crap. Let's turn it off. I'm not an extremist by nature -- but I'm growing ever more suspicious of what's on there and what it does to my soul.
Ok - now we can talk about your favorite shows: does anyone else kinda like that Duggar family? And the blind guy on American Idol!
Pursuing Dreams
6 months ago
3 comments:
Alli, Wow, I haven't read your blog in awhile, and I'm sorta struck by how God has been speaking to me in very similar ways. It's so encouraging because sometimes you wonder if you're just hearing things...but then to read someone else saying the same thing, confirms and really builds my faith. Anyhow, I'm on a big anti-tv kick lately. I haven't gotten around to blogging about it yet. I believe the tv is sucking my soul. And, trust me, I love television. We just default to watching something every night. The past few weeks, Ben and I have had so much fun cooking together, reading, I've been sewing a bit. It's amazing what else there is in life :)
Friends has always frustrated the CRAP out of me. It's funny, and they always sold that show like it was so sweet, so friendly, so positive and warm. But you know what you'll find on that show more ubiquitous than porn? PEOPLE SLEEPING AROUND. It's 100% unquestioned, totally acceptable, completely affirmed in every way. LIke Seinfeld, I always found this a sickening perversion to an otherwise pleasant show. Nobody was sleeping around on the Cosby show. I'm reminded of Paul's telling Timothy that it's going to go from bad to worse. No kidding. And that Rachel Green dresses like a hooker.
Friends = TAINTED!
I know you're right - I've tried to totally give up the Friends re-run watching. I was convicted by Phil 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
No use filling my head with a bunch of trash-y stuff.
Just a side note about Friends: I think I'm so attracted to it because it (althought unrealistic) is at least SOME kind of picture of friends who really do live thoroughly and totally within one another's lives. I like THAT.
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