"... Why then are we not concerned about what we’re feeding our minds?
What I’m talking about are the droves of mothers who are grabbing girlfriends and heading out to see the movie “Magic Mike.” I’m also referring to the thousands of moms who are snatching the book Fifty Shades of Grey off bookstore shelves or downloading it onto their Kindle or Nook readers.
Let me tell you right up front, I haven’t seen the movie “Magic Mike,” nor have I readFifty Shades of Grey. I won’t be opening my heart up to either one. Why? Because I firmly believe they are junk food for the mind.
In the same way that potato chips do nothing to nourish my body, movies about male strippers and erotica novels about extramarital affairs do nothing to nourish my mind.
There’s a reason God tells us in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.”
He clearly wants us to consume only what is good for our mind.
I won’t be reading an erotica novel or seeing a sexually tantalizing movie for these reasons:
- They can cause me to compare my real life to something that is not real. This can cause me to be dissatisfied with my real life and ultimately become discontent.
- They can erode my sense of right and wrong.Sex outside of marriage is wrong, no matter how you paint the picture. I don’t need to feed my mind any message that desensitizes me to what is right and what is wrong.
- They can cause me to think about another man. The Bible calls this lust and God says it’s not healthy for our hearts and minds.
Don’t get me wrong. I like sex. A lot. I wouldn’t have written a book on the subject if I didn’t!
However, I’m intensely aware of how easily the human heart can be led in the wrong direction. A movie here. A novel there. Before you know it, your heart has been drawn away from the things most important in this world.
For me there’s fifty shades of “no” and there’s no magic in Mike…only Mark."
Will you join me in fifty shades of “no?”
6 comments:
I had honestly never heard about either of these until about a week ago. And I have no desire to read the book or watch that movie. See lots on Facebook about all these girls going to see Magic Mike not my cup of tea I will be just fine without seeing such a movie.
Lots written in this lately, and I never thought of what my kids would think about be doing this. So easy for me to put myself in Dan'a shoes and feel the jealousy or contempt. But thinking of my parents making blatant sin choices is terrible. Of course, it's a slippery slope- are most chick flicks out!? They can encore lust and change thoughts about sinful relationships by normalizing them.
I think I'd amend the reference of this as junk food to something stronger. I think something more like poison, or a toxin!
I find it fascinating that so many women are speaking out against these two things...I wish men would boldly speak out against pornography. Some do...don't get me wrong...but I feel like I've read many articles and blog posts about this. I wish men would do the same. Do women understand the harm this does more so than men???
I am going to say "no" to both as well. Right now, I only have so much free time and it is not spent on something like this. It is sad to see women get more excited about soft porn than issues that should truly catch our attention...Thanks for speaking out!
I'm with you!!! I've heard a lot of talk about this lately too. Scary how de-sensitized the world is becoming to things like this. I mean, really - they allow this in theaters??
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