Philippians 4:8
" Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
I have always loved this verse, but now just recently it has hit me that this verse is a great guide line for us of things we should or shouldn't have on our minds. And it is the perfect verse to use to rate what movies, books, or magazines we should be viewing and putting into our heads.
I have used this verse before with other verses on why I am against most movies and T.V.
But now I am like, " Hey this verse can stand alone in rating of movies, T.V. and such."
All you have to do when deciding rather a certain movie or T.V. show is what the Lord would want your family to put in their minds is simply read the verse together and ask these questions.
~ Is it true ?
~ Is it honest?
~ Is it just?
~ Is it pure?
~ It is lovely?
~ Is it of things of good report?
~ Is there any virtue and praise?
If the selected movie, T.V. program or shows meets the bill, then your good to go. If not, then it needs to go!! That simple!
Your probably like, " but there isn't many movies that fit those qualifications ." And that is true. There is not many movies or stuff on T.V that is fit for the children God to watch. Not much at all.
But that is ok. We are worth more than that. Our minds, our hearts, and our souls are far more valuable than that. We have such great things of God that we can do. We don't need the worldly entertainment that this earth has to offer.
And God deserves more from us. He wants our minds, and hearts to be His, and His only, and to be used only for His glory. He wants to be in our thoughts, and in our mouths. He wants our time consumed with the things of Him, not consumed with the things of this world, or the world's entertainment.
May we keep our hearts and our minds pure before the Lord always. And don't forget Philippians 4:8! It is a great one to have memorized, but if not just tape it to your T.V. :)
I will leave with you this verse in Psalms too.
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer." Psalms 19:14
In Him,
Mae
p.s. Please take a moment to leave me a comment and let me know what you have thought of this post. I would love to hear how you rate movies in your home.
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
How do you rate a movie?
Below is a post I wrote a couple years ago, and have decided to post it again. Hoping you enjoy! At the bottom, feel free to leave me a comment about your thoughts on this subject. I always love hearing form my readers! And if you know of other Bible verses that would go with this, please share those too.
As I am sure everyone has noticed the ratings on movies has drastically changed over the years! What use to be rated R is now pg13, and many pg movies should be pg 13. Its so very sad. There is no getting around the fact that our society's morals and standards have gone down the drain completely.
You probably have had someone tell you a certain movie was really good, and that you really ought to watch it. After watching that movie though you had to wonder what part of that movie was suppose to be good anyway. It seems a movie considered good to one person is bad to another. Why is that? We all tend to rate movies different I guess , but as Christians should we?
One person may call a movie "good" if it holds your attention, has a lot of action, keeps you on the edge of your seat, has suspense, or is a mystery or comedy; even though that said movie contains course language, killing, suggestive language, immodest dressing, and so on. I don't like that, not one bit.
So what is the right way to rate movie?
I believe a "good" movie should mean that it is something that God would be pleased with. I believe that it should match up to His standards and morals that He teaches us to live by in His Word. I believe it should be a movie we could comfortable watch with Jesus sitting right beside us!!
So saying that , I call a movie "good" only if it has no violence, suitable for small children, free of suggestive language and scenes, no dirty words or swearing, no immodest dressing, no fighting or killing, no lying, no sexual scenes, no adultery, no fornication. You get the picture, perfectly clean!! Unfortunately there is so very few like this.
I call a movie "really good" if it has all the above, plus is God honoring, encouraging, uplifting and inspiring. That kind is a feel good movie to me!! Makes you feel your time was well spent, and that it will do your family good. But for a lot of movies just the opposite is true.
It makes you wonder what the ratings of movies will be like in the next 20 years. I really hate to think about it. But hopefully the world will not go on that long!! Hopefully we will be safely in heaven by that time, away from this world's wickedness!
The same things that God dislikes, we should dislike as well! We should not find pleasure and enjoyment in something that is not pleasing to God. So the next time you watch a movie, think about weather God would approve of it or not. If you can't watch it with Jesus sitting beside you, then its probably not something you should be watching!!
Everything we do, say, hear, and see should be honoring and glorifying to God!! Always!
"HE that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked." 1 John 2:6
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14
"Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word."
Psalm 119:37
I hope that you are blessed and encouraged by this post.
In Him
Mae
As I am sure everyone has noticed the ratings on movies has drastically changed over the years! What use to be rated R is now pg13, and many pg movies should be pg 13. Its so very sad. There is no getting around the fact that our society's morals and standards have gone down the drain completely.
You probably have had someone tell you a certain movie was really good, and that you really ought to watch it. After watching that movie though you had to wonder what part of that movie was suppose to be good anyway. It seems a movie considered good to one person is bad to another. Why is that? We all tend to rate movies different I guess , but as Christians should we?
One person may call a movie "good" if it holds your attention, has a lot of action, keeps you on the edge of your seat, has suspense, or is a mystery or comedy; even though that said movie contains course language, killing, suggestive language, immodest dressing, and so on. I don't like that, not one bit.
So what is the right way to rate movie?
I believe a "good" movie should mean that it is something that God would be pleased with. I believe that it should match up to His standards and morals that He teaches us to live by in His Word. I believe it should be a movie we could comfortable watch with Jesus sitting right beside us!!
So saying that , I call a movie "good" only if it has no violence, suitable for small children, free of suggestive language and scenes, no dirty words or swearing, no immodest dressing, no fighting or killing, no lying, no sexual scenes, no adultery, no fornication. You get the picture, perfectly clean!! Unfortunately there is so very few like this.
I call a movie "really good" if it has all the above, plus is God honoring, encouraging, uplifting and inspiring. That kind is a feel good movie to me!! Makes you feel your time was well spent, and that it will do your family good. But for a lot of movies just the opposite is true.
It makes you wonder what the ratings of movies will be like in the next 20 years. I really hate to think about it. But hopefully the world will not go on that long!! Hopefully we will be safely in heaven by that time, away from this world's wickedness!
The same things that God dislikes, we should dislike as well! We should not find pleasure and enjoyment in something that is not pleasing to God. So the next time you watch a movie, think about weather God would approve of it or not. If you can't watch it with Jesus sitting beside you, then its probably not something you should be watching!!
Everything we do, say, hear, and see should be honoring and glorifying to God!! Always!
"HE that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked." 1 John 2:6
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14
"Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word."
Psalm 119:37
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever thingsare pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, thinkon these things."
Philippians 4:8
I hope that you are blessed and encouraged by this post.
In Him
Mae
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Stranger
This anonymous untitled piece was offered by someone to our local paper a few years back, they said it should be a must read for every home in America. I whole heartily agree!
I thought it was great , so I am sharing it with you all here.
I also gave it the title The Stranger because I thought it suited it well. I have shared this in the past, but I like it so well I am reposting!
The Stranger
A few months before I was born
my Dad met a stranger who was
new to our small town.
From the beginning, Dad was
fascinated with this enchanting
new comer and soon invited him
to live with our family.
The stranger was quickly accepted and was
around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up , I never questioned his place in my family.
In my mind he had a special niche.
My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me
the word of God, and dad taught me to obey it.
But the stranger? He was our story teller.
He would keep us spell bound for hours on end
with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics,
history or science, he always knew the answers about
the past,understood the present, and even seemed to be able
to predict the future!
He took my family too the first major league ball game.
He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stoped talking, but my Dad didn't seem to mind.
Sometimes Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us
were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,
and she would go to her room and read her books.
( I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)
Dad ruled our house hold with certain moral convictions,
but this stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home...
not from us, our friends, or any visitors. Our long time visitor,
however, got away with four letter words that burned my ears,
and made my dad squirm and my mom blush.
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol
in the home, not even for cooking. But the stranger
encouraged us to try it on regular basis.
He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished.
He talked freely ( much to freely) about sex.
His comments were sometimes blatant,
sometimes suggestive,and generally embarrassing.
I know my early concepts about relationships were influenced
strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he apposed the values
of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked..... and never asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger
moved in with our family. He has blended right in
and is not as fascinating as he was at first.
Still, if you were to walk into my parents den today
you would still find him sitting over in his corner,
waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name? We just call him T.V.
( I am so happy to say, we do not have that stranger in our home!!)
I thought it was great , so I am sharing it with you all here.
I also gave it the title The Stranger because I thought it suited it well. I have shared this in the past, but I like it so well I am reposting!
The Stranger
A few months before I was born
my Dad met a stranger who was
new to our small town.
From the beginning, Dad was
fascinated with this enchanting
new comer and soon invited him
to live with our family.
The stranger was quickly accepted and was
around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up , I never questioned his place in my family.
In my mind he had a special niche.
My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me
the word of God, and dad taught me to obey it.
But the stranger? He was our story teller.
He would keep us spell bound for hours on end
with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics,
history or science, he always knew the answers about
the past,understood the present, and even seemed to be able
to predict the future!
He took my family too the first major league ball game.
He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stoped talking, but my Dad didn't seem to mind.
Sometimes Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us
were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,
and she would go to her room and read her books.
( I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)
Dad ruled our house hold with certain moral convictions,
but this stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home...
not from us, our friends, or any visitors. Our long time visitor,
however, got away with four letter words that burned my ears,
and made my dad squirm and my mom blush.
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol
in the home, not even for cooking. But the stranger
encouraged us to try it on regular basis.
He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished.
He talked freely ( much to freely) about sex.
His comments were sometimes blatant,
sometimes suggestive,and generally embarrassing.
I know my early concepts about relationships were influenced
strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he apposed the values
of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked..... and never asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger
moved in with our family. He has blended right in
and is not as fascinating as he was at first.
Still, if you were to walk into my parents den today
you would still find him sitting over in his corner,
waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name? We just call him T.V.
( I am so happy to say, we do not have that stranger in our home!!)
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
It is ok to be bored.
Have you ever had a child come up to you and state, "I am so bored, mom.!" And of of course when they say that to you they are expecting you to think of something entertaining and fun for them to do.
Different of mine has said this to me, though very rarely. They are good at entertaining them selves, and are for ever thinking of and doing something creative, either in doors or out. ( we don't do T.V. and very rarely computer games)
But occasionally they too have been "bored." And of course they think it is a bad thing to be bored.
I tell them though that it is ok to be bored. "And not only is it ok, but it is good to be bored!"
That statement of course shocks them.
I continue to tell them that if they are always so entertained there may be many wonderful things that they will miss out on.
Like for instance it may be necessary for them to be totally and completely bored before they will think to write someone a letter, or do a craft, learn to crochet or knit, bake something, make something for a friend, and on and on.
And sad but true it may take extreme boredom for them to decide, "Hey, I can always read the Bible."
I am of the opinion that our kids should not always be entertained by something such as video games, the Internet, or T.V., but rather let them find their own entertainment. And when they do, you will be surprised at what all great and wonderful things they can think of.
And many of those things will be a blessing to others!!
How awesome is that!!!
They will find their chores fun. And enjoy helping with what ever they can so that they have something to do.
They will be blessed for life!!
Hoping this post has been an encouragement to you today.
In Him, Mae
Different of mine has said this to me, though very rarely. They are good at entertaining them selves, and are for ever thinking of and doing something creative, either in doors or out. ( we don't do T.V. and very rarely computer games)
But occasionally they too have been "bored." And of course they think it is a bad thing to be bored.
I tell them though that it is ok to be bored. "And not only is it ok, but it is good to be bored!"
That statement of course shocks them.
I continue to tell them that if they are always so entertained there may be many wonderful things that they will miss out on.
Like for instance it may be necessary for them to be totally and completely bored before they will think to write someone a letter, or do a craft, learn to crochet or knit, bake something, make something for a friend, and on and on.
And sad but true it may take extreme boredom for them to decide, "Hey, I can always read the Bible."
I am of the opinion that our kids should not always be entertained by something such as video games, the Internet, or T.V., but rather let them find their own entertainment. And when they do, you will be surprised at what all great and wonderful things they can think of.
And many of those things will be a blessing to others!!
How awesome is that!!!
They will find their chores fun. And enjoy helping with what ever they can so that they have something to do.
They will be blessed for life!!
Hoping this post has been an encouragement to you today.
In Him, Mae
Monday, September 3, 2012
Bible verses that convict me that the T.V. is not for the Godly home
These verses along with many others that I read in the Bible are very convicting to me about the T.V. in Godly homes. So I will share them here for you.
As you read them, think and mediate on them, and let God speak to you through them.
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners."
1 Corinthians 15:33
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is an enemy of God."
James 4:4
( you may not consider the T.V. to be your friend, but what is the difference? )
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:1-3
Turn away mine eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in your way.
Psalms 119:37 NKJV
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Farther is not in him."
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Farther, but is of the world."
"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
1John 3:15-17
"Finally, brethren , whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."Philippians 4:8
"All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8
( no wonder the t.v. and movie business is so huge!)
"Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied."
Proverbs 27:20
Another thought to think on is about the many times in the old testament when God was dealing with His people the Israelites. Time and again he instructed them to destroy other nations in the lands they went into so that the evil ways of those people would not corrupt them.
If God was so concerned at that time about His people being corrupted with evil customs and practices by heathen people, don't you think He is still concerned today about His people?
You can only imagine what God must think of the T.V. which brings all kinds of evil right inside of ones home. (And of course much evil via the Internet as well if it is used for wrong purposes )
Let us fight against wrong and evil! And may we keep the evil out in the world where it belongs, not in our very living rooms!!
Stand strong in our God! As always I love to hear form you and your thoughts on what I write.
Until next time,
In Him, Mae
As you read them, think and mediate on them, and let God speak to you through them.
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners."
1 Corinthians 15:33
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is an enemy of God."
James 4:4
( you may not consider the T.V. to be your friend, but what is the difference? )
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:1-3
Turn away mine eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in your way.
Psalms 119:37 NKJV
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Farther is not in him."
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Farther, but is of the world."
"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
1John 3:15-17
"Finally, brethren , whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."Philippians 4:8
"All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8
( no wonder the t.v. and movie business is so huge!)
"Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied."
Proverbs 27:20
Another thought to think on is about the many times in the old testament when God was dealing with His people the Israelites. Time and again he instructed them to destroy other nations in the lands they went into so that the evil ways of those people would not corrupt them.
If God was so concerned at that time about His people being corrupted with evil customs and practices by heathen people, don't you think He is still concerned today about His people?
You can only imagine what God must think of the T.V. which brings all kinds of evil right inside of ones home. (And of course much evil via the Internet as well if it is used for wrong purposes )
Let us fight against wrong and evil! And may we keep the evil out in the world where it belongs, not in our very living rooms!!
Stand strong in our God! As always I love to hear form you and your thoughts on what I write.
Until next time,
In Him, Mae
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
the food pyramid for the mind and soul ( revised )
We all know the famous food pyramid.
The good-for-you foods on the bottom in the wide part, and the bad-for-you foods in the narrow part on top ( junk-food).
A healthy diet should mainly consist of the good foods on the bottom and middle, with very small portions of the junk-food from the top.
Eating a diet like that keeps our bodies relatively healthy, strong and full of energy. It builds our immune system up. Which in turn helps our bodies fight off germs, sicknesses, and illnesses, and such.
But what about our mind and soul? They need to be fed daily too. And they need a good healthy diet as well.
If there was a food pyramid for the mind and soul, I think it would look like this.
The Bible, devotions and prayer time, (which should fill the biggest area on the bottom)---
Then comes,
missionary stories, Christian true stories that build our faith and build Godly characters, praise and worship music, Godly magazines and literature that encourage us and strengthen our walk in God,
Good Christian fictional books, Christian movies( the kind that up-lift, strengthen, and encourage us), and Christian radio programs , would be in the middle. ( we have to be careful with this stuff though ,got to always make sure it lines up with the Bible)
In the very small area on the top would consist the junk-food -- things neither good for the nourishment of the soul and mind yet not bad either of course. ( our diet should not contain any bad things at all. You wouldn't eat rotten or spoiled food would you? Well we need to treat our minds and spiritual bodies the same.)
I am wondering though, does our pyramid even need a top part!? :)
I think our main diet should consist of huge daily portions of the bottom things, moderate intake of middle of the pyramid, and very, very tiny portions if any, of the "junk-foods" that is on the very top.
Taking in a diet like that would keep our minds, our souls, and spiritual bodies strong and healthy.
We would grow strong spiritually, have a close knit walk with God, and be filled with lots of good things to share and encourage others with.
We would be blessed, and be a blessing. We would have a strong immune systems to help fight off bad thoughts, worries, and such that Satan throws our way.
The "junk foods" in both pyramids contain nothing nourishing at all for either the physical body or spiritual body. They look good on the out-side, tantalize and excite the taste buds, and make us feel good at the moment, but that is it. They fill us up -- taking room away from the good and nourishing "foods"; yet leave us empty and sceptical to bad and wrong things that want to creep in and pull us down.
If we start allowing into our diet even a tiny bit of "bad", ( in the pyramid for mind and soul) we allow our immune system to be weakened, and soon we will hear our selves saying, "This is pretty good", " That's not too bad," or "That won't hurt us". Then slowly we start allowing more and more bad in to the "junk-food" realm. In my opinion we need to leave the bad "foods" in the trash where they belong!
May we all feed our mind and bodies only was is good and nourishing , that which is pleasing to God, that builds our faith and our character, and keeps us strong in God!!!
I would love to hear your thoughts on this post. So take a moment please and leave me a comment!
In Him,
Mae
The good-for-you foods on the bottom in the wide part, and the bad-for-you foods in the narrow part on top ( junk-food).
A healthy diet should mainly consist of the good foods on the bottom and middle, with very small portions of the junk-food from the top.
Eating a diet like that keeps our bodies relatively healthy, strong and full of energy. It builds our immune system up. Which in turn helps our bodies fight off germs, sicknesses, and illnesses, and such.
But what about our mind and soul? They need to be fed daily too. And they need a good healthy diet as well.
If there was a food pyramid for the mind and soul, I think it would look like this.
The Bible, devotions and prayer time, (which should fill the biggest area on the bottom)---
Then comes,
missionary stories, Christian true stories that build our faith and build Godly characters, praise and worship music, Godly magazines and literature that encourage us and strengthen our walk in God,
Good Christian fictional books, Christian movies( the kind that up-lift, strengthen, and encourage us), and Christian radio programs , would be in the middle. ( we have to be careful with this stuff though ,got to always make sure it lines up with the Bible)
In the very small area on the top would consist the junk-food -- things neither good for the nourishment of the soul and mind yet not bad either of course. ( our diet should not contain any bad things at all. You wouldn't eat rotten or spoiled food would you? Well we need to treat our minds and spiritual bodies the same.)
I am wondering though, does our pyramid even need a top part!? :)
I think our main diet should consist of huge daily portions of the bottom things, moderate intake of middle of the pyramid, and very, very tiny portions if any, of the "junk-foods" that is on the very top.
Taking in a diet like that would keep our minds, our souls, and spiritual bodies strong and healthy.
We would grow strong spiritually, have a close knit walk with God, and be filled with lots of good things to share and encourage others with.
We would be blessed, and be a blessing. We would have a strong immune systems to help fight off bad thoughts, worries, and such that Satan throws our way.
The "junk foods" in both pyramids contain nothing nourishing at all for either the physical body or spiritual body. They look good on the out-side, tantalize and excite the taste buds, and make us feel good at the moment, but that is it. They fill us up -- taking room away from the good and nourishing "foods"; yet leave us empty and sceptical to bad and wrong things that want to creep in and pull us down.
If we start allowing into our diet even a tiny bit of "bad", ( in the pyramid for mind and soul) we allow our immune system to be weakened, and soon we will hear our selves saying, "This is pretty good", " That's not too bad," or "That won't hurt us". Then slowly we start allowing more and more bad in to the "junk-food" realm. In my opinion we need to leave the bad "foods" in the trash where they belong!
May we all feed our mind and bodies only was is good and nourishing , that which is pleasing to God, that builds our faith and our character, and keeps us strong in God!!!
I would love to hear your thoughts on this post. So take a moment please and leave me a comment!
In Him,
Mae
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Hating that which is evil ( continued )
Since I made my first post about hating evil I have had some more thoughts to share on this subject.
I felt I needed to make it very clear that though we are to hate those things which are evil, we are not to hate anybody. So we hate the evil deeds, but not the person who does the evil. We are to love everyone as God does.
But I can hate a T.V. because it is a thing, not a person! I do not hate the people who make all those crazy and evil shows, movies, and programs that is on T.V. though, ---although I do wonder what goes through their head to create such things, and I can't say I would care to keep company with that sort. But I do not hate them.
We are instructed to hate evil, depart from evil, and askew evil. And we not only need to heed this in our lives, but instruct our children to do the same, and set an example for them.
I believe the problem in our world today is that more people are not hating evil and bad things. Not only not hating the evil, but condoning it and even participating in the evil. This should not be so among God's people. So sadly we accept bad stuff cause we say it is the world we live in, (and that is partly true ), but I believe that if we put up enough stink and hated evil enough there would be less of it surrounding us.
Here is an example of evil surrounding us, and I though I did hate it much, I did not do anything about it. But boy if I had it to do again I would handle it differently.
I had our van in a repair shop the other day to fix a chip on the window shield. The nice man kindly told me, and 3 of the children I had with me that day, that we could wait in the little waiting room since it would take about a 30 min. There was bathroom right there, and he said there was coffee and pop-corn, and we could help our selves. Well he failed to mentioned what was hanging on the wall in there.
Upon our arrival in the waiting room I spotted it right off, this very scantly clad provocative picture on an a big calender. I had to do a double take to verify, yes it truly was. What a schock to see that there. This was a waiting room.
Now I should have walked out right then, and I am sure your wondering why I did not. But I just hoped Sam ( my 7 year old son and oldest child I had with me ) would not look up that high and see it. And he did not for some time. Then I went to the bath room, and came back. And that is when I seen that he now had seen the offending picture. I told him to not look that way anymore. So he did not. And so we were able to endure the rest our waiting time in there.
Driving home afterward I kept mauling over what I should have done. I know I should have walked out before my son seen the picture. But I also think what would have been better yet, would have been for me to have removed the picture from the wall ( it was only hanging by a tack). I kept thinking about that the whole time I sit there rather it would be my place to take it from the wall or not. On the way home when I thought on it, I felt like it certainly would have been my place and my right. After all it was being used as public waiting room( though it was an employee break room too), and it was my son, and a it was sinful and evil picture, and I HATED it!
If I would have removed that calender I would assume it would have made some kind of effect on the employees. When they went to put their picture back up they would realize that not just everyone enjoyed it. And if everyone that came in there would remove it, they eventually would keep it down I would think. I wonder how many other people like me hated it, yet did nothing about it.
I felt so lame and horrible after that.
That to me is a good example that if we hated evil as we ought to and acted on it, we could possible change our surroundings. We are not suppose to simply accept evil and say, "oh well, that is the world for you". We are suppose to HATE evil, and depart from evil. Keep our percious children from evil.
And concerning movies and such we need hate the evil in them and put it away from us, and watch only what is good and edifying to our family. Can't find anything good to watch? Then don't watch anything at all. Who said movies and T.V. was for God's people in the first place anyway? We can find much better things to do!!
So let us all hate evil , cleave to that which is good, and love all people as God wants us to.
In Him,
Mae
" Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell forever more." Psalm 37:27
" Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it." Psalm 34:14
I felt I needed to make it very clear that though we are to hate those things which are evil, we are not to hate anybody. So we hate the evil deeds, but not the person who does the evil. We are to love everyone as God does.
But I can hate a T.V. because it is a thing, not a person! I do not hate the people who make all those crazy and evil shows, movies, and programs that is on T.V. though, ---although I do wonder what goes through their head to create such things, and I can't say I would care to keep company with that sort. But I do not hate them.
We are instructed to hate evil, depart from evil, and askew evil. And we not only need to heed this in our lives, but instruct our children to do the same, and set an example for them.
I believe the problem in our world today is that more people are not hating evil and bad things. Not only not hating the evil, but condoning it and even participating in the evil. This should not be so among God's people. So sadly we accept bad stuff cause we say it is the world we live in, (and that is partly true ), but I believe that if we put up enough stink and hated evil enough there would be less of it surrounding us.
Here is an example of evil surrounding us, and I though I did hate it much, I did not do anything about it. But boy if I had it to do again I would handle it differently.
I had our van in a repair shop the other day to fix a chip on the window shield. The nice man kindly told me, and 3 of the children I had with me that day, that we could wait in the little waiting room since it would take about a 30 min. There was bathroom right there, and he said there was coffee and pop-corn, and we could help our selves. Well he failed to mentioned what was hanging on the wall in there.
Upon our arrival in the waiting room I spotted it right off, this very scantly clad provocative picture on an a big calender. I had to do a double take to verify, yes it truly was. What a schock to see that there. This was a waiting room.
Now I should have walked out right then, and I am sure your wondering why I did not. But I just hoped Sam ( my 7 year old son and oldest child I had with me ) would not look up that high and see it. And he did not for some time. Then I went to the bath room, and came back. And that is when I seen that he now had seen the offending picture. I told him to not look that way anymore. So he did not. And so we were able to endure the rest our waiting time in there.
Driving home afterward I kept mauling over what I should have done. I know I should have walked out before my son seen the picture. But I also think what would have been better yet, would have been for me to have removed the picture from the wall ( it was only hanging by a tack). I kept thinking about that the whole time I sit there rather it would be my place to take it from the wall or not. On the way home when I thought on it, I felt like it certainly would have been my place and my right. After all it was being used as public waiting room( though it was an employee break room too), and it was my son, and a it was sinful and evil picture, and I HATED it!
If I would have removed that calender I would assume it would have made some kind of effect on the employees. When they went to put their picture back up they would realize that not just everyone enjoyed it. And if everyone that came in there would remove it, they eventually would keep it down I would think. I wonder how many other people like me hated it, yet did nothing about it.
I felt so lame and horrible after that.
That to me is a good example that if we hated evil as we ought to and acted on it, we could possible change our surroundings. We are not suppose to simply accept evil and say, "oh well, that is the world for you". We are suppose to HATE evil, and depart from evil. Keep our percious children from evil.
And concerning movies and such we need hate the evil in them and put it away from us, and watch only what is good and edifying to our family. Can't find anything good to watch? Then don't watch anything at all. Who said movies and T.V. was for God's people in the first place anyway? We can find much better things to do!!
So let us all hate evil , cleave to that which is good, and love all people as God wants us to.
In Him,
Mae
" Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell forever more." Psalm 37:27
" Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it." Psalm 34:14
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
hating that which is evil
I would like to share something here that has really been on my mind and heart lately.
I have always been against bad movies and bad things on T.V. For my self there is absolutely no way I want to watch, and fill my head with bad things nor for my kids heads too of course.
But whenever I would ever tell someone else how I felt, and would say bad movies and such were not good for a person.
Often I would hear comments like, "Oh it don't hurt me." "It just goes in one ear and out the other." "I don't let that stuff bother me." " It is not good for the children, but it is ok for adults." or (which i feel is the lamest yet) "It is just a movie."
I know we all have a different opinion on whats "bad". And that is very sad if you ask me. ( we will get to that later though)
So ok, I have no prove that watching "bad" stuff hurts a person. But there is one thing I know: God hates evil and as children of God we are to hate evil too. And how can one truly hate evil or bad things and still enjoy watching them? You can't in my opinion.
Now we need to define what evil is. I would say evil is anything that is not of God. Evil is everything that God hates. ( we can find some of those in Proverbs 6:16-19, and also in the 10 commandments)
And I think evil and bad mean pretty much mean the same thing, don't you? So rightfully we all should have the same view of what is "bad". There should not be what is bad to me, or what is bad to you, but what is bad to God.
I think that makes since, don't you?
So what is "evil " or "bad"? Anything and everything that is not of God. Period.
And what are we suppose to do about it?
HATE the EVIL. HATE the BAD.
"Seek good and not the evil, that ye may live:.... Amos 5:14
"Hate the evil, and love the good....." Amos 5:15
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"Ye that love the Lord hate evil:.... Psalms 97:10
"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Romans 12:9
"I hate and abhor lying: but the law do I love." Psalm 119:163
" I hate vain thoughts: but the law do I love". Psalm 119: 113
And the comment, "It is just a movie": that doesn't justify a thing. If it is evil, it is evil; I don't care if it is in real life, or acted out in a movie, or made up in a book. If it against the things of God we are suppose to hate it.
There is many movies that are suppose to be good but have a little bad mixed in it. And not all T.V. is bad of course, but often you have to endure some bad to get the good stuff you want. Sad, huh? And every time that happens I have a feeling Satan is somewhere laughing. That is just what he wants.
Anyway i could go on and on why I very dislike T.V in general , and most movies ,but that would take way to long ( cause I have lots more reasons :) ), so I will save that for another post! :)
May we all hate evil and put it far from us, and love that which is right, and good, and true.
In Him,
Mae
I have always been against bad movies and bad things on T.V. For my self there is absolutely no way I want to watch, and fill my head with bad things nor for my kids heads too of course.
But whenever I would ever tell someone else how I felt, and would say bad movies and such were not good for a person.
Often I would hear comments like, "Oh it don't hurt me." "It just goes in one ear and out the other." "I don't let that stuff bother me." " It is not good for the children, but it is ok for adults." or (which i feel is the lamest yet) "It is just a movie."
I know we all have a different opinion on whats "bad". And that is very sad if you ask me. ( we will get to that later though)
So ok, I have no prove that watching "bad" stuff hurts a person. But there is one thing I know: God hates evil and as children of God we are to hate evil too. And how can one truly hate evil or bad things and still enjoy watching them? You can't in my opinion.
Now we need to define what evil is. I would say evil is anything that is not of God. Evil is everything that God hates. ( we can find some of those in Proverbs 6:16-19, and also in the 10 commandments)
And I think evil and bad mean pretty much mean the same thing, don't you? So rightfully we all should have the same view of what is "bad". There should not be what is bad to me, or what is bad to you, but what is bad to God.
I think that makes since, don't you?
So what is "evil " or "bad"? Anything and everything that is not of God. Period.
And what are we suppose to do about it?
HATE the EVIL. HATE the BAD.
"Seek good and not the evil, that ye may live:.... Amos 5:14
"Hate the evil, and love the good....." Amos 5:15
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"Ye that love the Lord hate evil:.... Psalms 97:10
"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Romans 12:9
"I hate and abhor lying: but the law do I love." Psalm 119:163
" I hate vain thoughts: but the law do I love". Psalm 119: 113
And the comment, "It is just a movie": that doesn't justify a thing. If it is evil, it is evil; I don't care if it is in real life, or acted out in a movie, or made up in a book. If it against the things of God we are suppose to hate it.
There is many movies that are suppose to be good but have a little bad mixed in it. And not all T.V. is bad of course, but often you have to endure some bad to get the good stuff you want. Sad, huh? And every time that happens I have a feeling Satan is somewhere laughing. That is just what he wants.
Anyway i could go on and on why I very dislike T.V in general , and most movies ,but that would take way to long ( cause I have lots more reasons :) ), so I will save that for another post! :)
May we all hate evil and put it far from us, and love that which is right, and good, and true.
In Him,
Mae
Sunday, February 19, 2012
the TV song
I just recently came across this little song in one of the children's piano books.
After reading it I was like, "really!? Is this what it's like in some homes?"
Here is the song.
TV
Every night I watch TV till time to go to bed.
Every night I watch TV till I'm a sleepy head.
Mother turns out every light, Then we watch TV.
Pictures, stories, every night for our family.
Every night I watch TV till time to go to bed.
Every night I watch TV till I'm a sleepy head.
That sounds so very sad to me, if that is really true in some homes.
I am thinking what about...
~ reading good books
~ playing family games
~ family devotions
~ writing letters
~ sewing, knitting, or crocheting
~ doing crafts or coloring or puzzles
~ talking with each other about the day
~ or just time to think, and going to bed at decent hour?
I am thinking there is much more exciting things to life than watching TV every night.
So glad that song isn't true for our home.
In my opinion life is far too short to spend it that way, I have way to many great things to accomplish and do in life!!
I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Just leave me a comment.
In Him,
Mae
After reading it I was like, "really!? Is this what it's like in some homes?"
Here is the song.
TV
Every night I watch TV till time to go to bed.
Every night I watch TV till I'm a sleepy head.
Mother turns out every light, Then we watch TV.
Pictures, stories, every night for our family.
Every night I watch TV till time to go to bed.
Every night I watch TV till I'm a sleepy head.
That sounds so very sad to me, if that is really true in some homes.
I am thinking what about...
~ reading good books
~ playing family games
~ family devotions
~ writing letters
~ sewing, knitting, or crocheting
~ doing crafts or coloring or puzzles
~ talking with each other about the day
~ or just time to think, and going to bed at decent hour?
I am thinking there is much more exciting things to life than watching TV every night.
So glad that song isn't true for our home.
In my opinion life is far too short to spend it that way, I have way to many great things to accomplish and do in life!!
I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Just leave me a comment.
In Him,
Mae
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
think on these things
Some scriptures that have been on my mind lately.
"Finally, brethren , whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4:8
If our thoughts are to always be pure, honest, and lovely, it would seem there should be no room to have anything unholy, impure, and imperfect for our eyes to see, and our ears to hear.
Never ever!!
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with God in Christ."
Colossians 3:1-3
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.
1 John 2:16
I think we are to apply these verses to our daily lives, not just merrily read them and then pop on the T.V, radio, etc. with it's less than perfect content.
I feel like if God wants us to think good thoughts all the time, then we must NEVER put anything negative in our lives.
The things of this world are not of God, and I feel like we are to be in this world, but not a part of the world.
We will find there is many things in this world that we can not partake in if we are truly one of God's children.
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 3:6
It is time we take our walk with God seriously and to always put our affection on things above.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Please feel free to comment.
In Him,
Mae
"Finally, brethren , whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4:8
If our thoughts are to always be pure, honest, and lovely, it would seem there should be no room to have anything unholy, impure, and imperfect for our eyes to see, and our ears to hear.
Never ever!!
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with God in Christ."
Colossians 3:1-3
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.
1 John 2:16
I think we are to apply these verses to our daily lives, not just merrily read them and then pop on the T.V, radio, etc. with it's less than perfect content.
I feel like if God wants us to think good thoughts all the time, then we must NEVER put anything negative in our lives.
The things of this world are not of God, and I feel like we are to be in this world, but not a part of the world.
We will find there is many things in this world that we can not partake in if we are truly one of God's children.
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 3:6
It is time we take our walk with God seriously and to always put our affection on things above.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Please feel free to comment.
In Him,
Mae
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
lust of the eyes
Warning!!
This post is t.v. bashing. Yep, once again!
I am so sorry! Please forgive me.
I think I finally figured out why t.v. and movies are so appealing.
It's because it gives a person "something" to do with out doing "nothing"!
Times when you just want to sit, rest, and relax, and yet not just exactly sit there and stare at four walls!
And it has a lot to do with our eyes too.
Here is a couple verses I have found interesting. We were just reading along one day and came a cross them, we were not purposely looking up verses on this or anything.
After we read them, I was like, "So that's why the t.v. and movie industry is doing so well"!
Hell and destruction are never full; so t
he eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:20
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Could this be why the t.v. is so very addictive to our human nature?
It seems it must be.
We just have to control what our eyes see, and what our children's eye's see, I guess.
Well just found this interesting and had to pass it on.
Sorry once again for the t.v. bashing though.
Really I mean it.
As always I love hearing from my readers!!
In Him,
Mae
This post is t.v. bashing. Yep, once again!
I am so sorry! Please forgive me.
I think I finally figured out why t.v. and movies are so appealing.
It's because it gives a person "something" to do with out doing "nothing"!
Times when you just want to sit, rest, and relax, and yet not just exactly sit there and stare at four walls!
And it has a lot to do with our eyes too.
Here is a couple verses I have found interesting. We were just reading along one day and came a cross them, we were not purposely looking up verses on this or anything.
After we read them, I was like, "So that's why the t.v. and movie industry is doing so well"!
Hell and destruction are never full; so t
he eyes of man are never satisfied.Proverbs 27:20
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Could this be why the t.v. is so very addictive to our human nature?
It seems it must be.
We just have to control what our eyes see, and what our children's eye's see, I guess.
Well just found this interesting and had to pass it on.
Sorry once again for the t.v. bashing though.
Really I mean it.
As always I love hearing from my readers!!
In Him,
Mae
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
valuing our time ( part 3 )
Here I come again for part 3!
Before I start though I think I should say that I know T.V watching is certainly not the only thing that can be poor use of our time. I am sure there is many, many other things as well.
I am so sorry if it seems i am really picking on that. The T.V is very addictive though I know.
Over all i have come to the conclusion or conviction that we should really think on how we use our time. I mean it is just like our money, we know that it is a blessing from God. And that we should be good stewards of what God has given us. We should use all our money as God would want us too, and give to the use of God's work.
I feel our time is also a blessing from God. We do not know how much time we have left here on earth before Jesus comes to take us home. Shouldn't He return to see us using our last bit of time here wisely? Also we do not when He may require our life. Even though His coming may not be for awhile, our time could be up tomorrow, or the next hour. The Bible said our life is like a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow.
If we all acted that we only had a very short time to live, I bet we would be doing things in our last few days very differently than what we are doing now.
I can imagine if I knew I had only, say, 5 days left I would be busy writing letters to my kids instructing then in God's word, and so much more. I would be phoning and talking to my family more, talking to my husband and sharing with him all my hopes and dreams and desires for our kids, telling my family how much I love them, praying for my family, and the list would go on.
It is just something I feel that God has been really laying on my heart lately.
And something I feel is very important to teach our children while there are young.
I want them to be creative, have fun and work hard, use their time to bless others, and just learn to think of others over their own personal pleasures or desires.
I want them to know that our time here on earth truly is a gift and blessing from God.
I want them to always be mindful of how God would want them to use their time, and what he wants for them to do with their lives.
I want them to always put God first, others next, and then their personal wants, and desires and so on comes after that.
And of course I have to be that example for them.
To close, I must say I certainly do not have all the answers ( though i wish i did), and that i am learning and growing all the time. ( I hope I am anyway!!)
In Him,
Mae
Before I start though I think I should say that I know T.V watching is certainly not the only thing that can be poor use of our time. I am sure there is many, many other things as well.
I am so sorry if it seems i am really picking on that. The T.V is very addictive though I know.
Over all i have come to the conclusion or conviction that we should really think on how we use our time. I mean it is just like our money, we know that it is a blessing from God. And that we should be good stewards of what God has given us. We should use all our money as God would want us too, and give to the use of God's work.
I feel our time is also a blessing from God. We do not know how much time we have left here on earth before Jesus comes to take us home. Shouldn't He return to see us using our last bit of time here wisely? Also we do not when He may require our life. Even though His coming may not be for awhile, our time could be up tomorrow, or the next hour. The Bible said our life is like a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow.
If we all acted that we only had a very short time to live, I bet we would be doing things in our last few days very differently than what we are doing now.
I can imagine if I knew I had only, say, 5 days left I would be busy writing letters to my kids instructing then in God's word, and so much more. I would be phoning and talking to my family more, talking to my husband and sharing with him all my hopes and dreams and desires for our kids, telling my family how much I love them, praying for my family, and the list would go on.
It is just something I feel that God has been really laying on my heart lately.
And something I feel is very important to teach our children while there are young.
I want them to be creative, have fun and work hard, use their time to bless others, and just learn to think of others over their own personal pleasures or desires.
I want them to know that our time here on earth truly is a gift and blessing from God.
I want them to always be mindful of how God would want them to use their time, and what he wants for them to do with their lives.
I want them to always put God first, others next, and then their personal wants, and desires and so on comes after that.
And of course I have to be that example for them.
To close, I must say I certainly do not have all the answers ( though i wish i did), and that i am learning and growing all the time. ( I hope I am anyway!!)
In Him,
Mae
Thursday, March 17, 2011
valuing our time ( part 2 )
How's this for valuing time?
Below I have made up a little story to show how some people may value their time.
He is at work and he makes every minute count. He is diligent in what he does. His boss likes him because he of his hard work ethic and that he doesn't waste time.
He expects to be payed of course for every minute he is on the job. If he is short changed even 30 minutes by accident he goes to the Secretary and gets it straitened out, there's no way he wants to do any thing for free. He boast that time is money.
He doesn't want to do anything with out being paid.
He complains of wasting his time in the long line at Star Bucks and in traffic lights on his way home from work.
Then he gets home.
You know the first thing he does after greeting his wife and kids ?
Yep you got it, he plops down in front of the T.V, completely unconcerned of valuing his time anymore.
Not only is he not valuing his time, but he is in fact paying to waste his time. He pays for cable, net-flix, and computer game rentals.
SO he sits there wasting time and paying to do it!!
( so much for complaining about wasting time at the traffic lights and Star Bucks.)
Now I know this is not a true story, but I think unfortunately it is true way more than we realize.
To add to this fictional story......
As he sits wasting his time ( and paying to do so), his dear wife and children yearn for his attention.
His wife would like the family to eat dinner together at the table but that's next to impossible with Dad in front of the t.v, the kids want to do the same.
His kids would rather have him play ball or read a story to them though.
His wife would like him to read the Bible to the family.
He may be thinking, " this is my time, I can use it how I want."
But while he sits and wastes time, his family suffers for it.
His whole home suffers.
Does he really have the right to use his time like this?
What a sad story that is. But thankful it is just all made up, or is it?
Is this not true in many a home?
But I must say I am not picking on the men or husbands at all, only seemed convenient to use the man in this made up story.
But i know full well the women and moms can be just as guilty of this.
Oh, but you say, " that's not so in Christian homes". Well i sure hope that is true.
I would hope this is not the way christian homes run.
How sad that would be.
Well i guess that brings us to the end of part 2 on valuing our time.
It looks like we will have a part 3 as well!
I hope you are enjoying this topic.
I would love to hear from you on what you think on this.
In Him,
Mae
Below I have made up a little story to show how some people may value their time.
He is at work and he makes every minute count. He is diligent in what he does. His boss likes him because he of his hard work ethic and that he doesn't waste time.
He expects to be payed of course for every minute he is on the job. If he is short changed even 30 minutes by accident he goes to the Secretary and gets it straitened out, there's no way he wants to do any thing for free. He boast that time is money.
He doesn't want to do anything with out being paid.
He complains of wasting his time in the long line at Star Bucks and in traffic lights on his way home from work.
Then he gets home.
You know the first thing he does after greeting his wife and kids ?
Yep you got it, he plops down in front of the T.V, completely unconcerned of valuing his time anymore.
Not only is he not valuing his time, but he is in fact paying to waste his time. He pays for cable, net-flix, and computer game rentals.
SO he sits there wasting time and paying to do it!!
( so much for complaining about wasting time at the traffic lights and Star Bucks.)
Now I know this is not a true story, but I think unfortunately it is true way more than we realize.
To add to this fictional story......
As he sits wasting his time ( and paying to do so), his dear wife and children yearn for his attention.
His wife would like the family to eat dinner together at the table but that's next to impossible with Dad in front of the t.v, the kids want to do the same.
His kids would rather have him play ball or read a story to them though.
His wife would like him to read the Bible to the family.
He may be thinking, " this is my time, I can use it how I want."
But while he sits and wastes time, his family suffers for it.
His whole home suffers.
Does he really have the right to use his time like this?
What a sad story that is. But thankful it is just all made up, or is it?
Is this not true in many a home?
But I must say I am not picking on the men or husbands at all, only seemed convenient to use the man in this made up story.
But i know full well the women and moms can be just as guilty of this.
Oh, but you say, " that's not so in Christian homes". Well i sure hope that is true.
I would hope this is not the way christian homes run.
How sad that would be.
Well i guess that brings us to the end of part 2 on valuing our time.
It looks like we will have a part 3 as well!
I hope you are enjoying this topic.
I would love to hear from you on what you think on this.
In Him,
Mae
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
valuing our time ( part 1 )
I have been thinking a lot lately of time. And valuing time.
It has always been a big deal to me to make the most of my time, or using it wisely.
Might have something to do with my upbringing or just my characteristic
But i have never liked to just sit around, i have always felt there has to be something that needs doing, and most of the time as a mom there certainly is. But i also feel there is a time for a rest or a break too. That is vital to keep us moms going. I nap daily
But i have never liked to feel that I was wasting my time, like watching a movie, playing computer games or the like.
It may be because I grew up with out a T.V, and computer. SO there was no sitting around watching something and no computer or video games at all.
When i was really little ( under 8 ) my parents ran a market garden in the summer, plus we had our own house garden, did ranching, and lots of animals. So there was lots to keep us busy at. Both work and fun.
For evening activities when it was dark and work was done, or in the winter time, we played board games, card games, reading books, and such.
When i was 8 and we moved from there, we still had a big garden to tend, lots of animals, and lots of fun and work to do. Never was a dull momnet!
So what I am getting at is that since i was not use to sitting and do nothing but watching something, I still to this day do not feel right just sitting and wasting time like that. It has to be to be in the evening when there is absolutely nothing else better to do, and then only once a month, if even that. It wasn't always this way though.
There was a time after i got married and we got a T.V. for watching movies ( it even got 3 channels, though a little blurry), that i did enjoy watching. And quite often too, though not in the day time,( i just could not stand that at all).
At the time we had that T.V. we only had 2 little ones and we did not have to worry so much about what we watched. We had that one about a year and a half. Then got rid of it.
A couple years later we got a D.V.D player, and started getting D.V.Ds from the Library or rental store to watch and did that quite often.
By this time though our kids were older and we really had to make sure they were family friendly, but often during the movie we would find, "oops it was not."
That's when i started to get sick of movies. The lack of good and wholesome ones out there.
We did buy the whole complete season set of Little House On The Prairie. And loved watching that together as a family.
But from then on I gradually got sick of movie watching all together. We went from watching a few a week to only Friday nights. Then i was like, "Why don't replace our movie night with a game night instead." So that's what we did. ( but soon our game night wore off, but we did not go back to to movie night to my great delight.
Now we almost never watch any movies at all. It has been a long time.
Also the kids would play computer games at a lot. I could not stand them sitting there during the day doing that, so i really limited them, or said only in the evening. ( though that has been our reading time as well)
Now i am happy to say they don't play computer games any more!! YEA!!
I just feel they have much better things to do with their time.
They have school of course and chores, but after that is done, they can play outside in the woods, ride bikes, build things with wood, ride their scooter, skate board, read books, write letters to their many cousins, color and draw pictures, and so much more.
I want them to be creative. I don't want them to feel that the only thing there is to do for fun or entertainment is to sit and watch something. And i don't even want them to feel that all spare time should necessarily be fun or entertaining.
And that is how it is with me too, i feel I have way better things to do than sit and waste it watching something, i don't care if it's good, it is still wasting my very valuable time.
Like i said i do need need breaks in my busy day as mom.
And of course more than just a nap.
But my breaks can still be very useful. I can sit and write letters, read my Bible, read other good books ( like i have done this winter), phone my many family members, write on my blog, send e-mails, go for walks, chat with hubby. All that to me is taking a break, yet accomplishing so much. I could not bare to sit and do nothing.
But maybe that's just me.
Maybe the Lord is just convicting me of this.
Maybe this is just for me and my family and no else.
But i have been wondering as a whole, should God's people be valuing their time more?
I have been wondering does God care at all what we do with our spare time?
Does it matter to Him if we just sit wasting our time away by watching something?
What does He think of all this?
Some how i feel that just as we should value our money (which God has blessed us with), and use it wisely for God and not just on our selves; that we should also value our time that God has gave us here on earth and also use it wisely for Him.
We do not know how much time we have left here on earth. I really feel we need to make the most of it.
I have been so convicted of this lately.
SO how do we spend our evenings then?
Well we don't have much of an evening during the week in school season since supper is at 6:00 and bed time is at 8:00. Between those hours the table is cleaned from supper and dishes are done, a little play time either in doors or out, then wash up time, then comes reading time. I read to the children form a children's Bible, and other good Godly character building books. Some where in there may be time for a quick snack. Then after reading time is brush teeth time, then off to bed at 8:00.
No school nights( which is Thursday and Friday nights in our home), and summer evenings are different only in that bed time is later. Other wise we do the same things. They just have more free time between when supper dishes are done and reading time. Summer evenings though find us a lot of times out in the garden after supper. We all work together to keep it weeded and watered and so on.
I find i have much more to share on this topic than i first thought, so I am planing a part 2 on this.
To close up part 1 this, I would just say it is something each family has to be convicted on. Something to to think on, pray about and discuss with hubby.
I personal took awhile coming to this conviction, was not something that happened over night for me, so i would not expect that of any one else either.
Well until next time,
God Bless and Take care!!
In Him,
Mae
It has always been a big deal to me to make the most of my time, or using it wisely.
Might have something to do with my upbringing or just my characteristic
But i have never liked to just sit around, i have always felt there has to be something that needs doing, and most of the time as a mom there certainly is. But i also feel there is a time for a rest or a break too. That is vital to keep us moms going. I nap daily
But i have never liked to feel that I was wasting my time, like watching a movie, playing computer games or the like.
It may be because I grew up with out a T.V, and computer. SO there was no sitting around watching something and no computer or video games at all.
When i was really little ( under 8 ) my parents ran a market garden in the summer, plus we had our own house garden, did ranching, and lots of animals. So there was lots to keep us busy at. Both work and fun.
For evening activities when it was dark and work was done, or in the winter time, we played board games, card games, reading books, and such.
When i was 8 and we moved from there, we still had a big garden to tend, lots of animals, and lots of fun and work to do. Never was a dull momnet!
So what I am getting at is that since i was not use to sitting and do nothing but watching something, I still to this day do not feel right just sitting and wasting time like that. It has to be to be in the evening when there is absolutely nothing else better to do, and then only once a month, if even that. It wasn't always this way though.
There was a time after i got married and we got a T.V. for watching movies ( it even got 3 channels, though a little blurry), that i did enjoy watching. And quite often too, though not in the day time,( i just could not stand that at all).
At the time we had that T.V. we only had 2 little ones and we did not have to worry so much about what we watched. We had that one about a year and a half. Then got rid of it.
A couple years later we got a D.V.D player, and started getting D.V.Ds from the Library or rental store to watch and did that quite often.
By this time though our kids were older and we really had to make sure they were family friendly, but often during the movie we would find, "oops it was not."
That's when i started to get sick of movies. The lack of good and wholesome ones out there.
We did buy the whole complete season set of Little House On The Prairie. And loved watching that together as a family.
But from then on I gradually got sick of movie watching all together. We went from watching a few a week to only Friday nights. Then i was like, "Why don't replace our movie night with a game night instead." So that's what we did. ( but soon our game night wore off, but we did not go back to to movie night to my great delight.
Now we almost never watch any movies at all. It has been a long time.
Also the kids would play computer games at a lot. I could not stand them sitting there during the day doing that, so i really limited them, or said only in the evening. ( though that has been our reading time as well)
Now i am happy to say they don't play computer games any more!! YEA!!
I just feel they have much better things to do with their time.
They have school of course and chores, but after that is done, they can play outside in the woods, ride bikes, build things with wood, ride their scooter, skate board, read books, write letters to their many cousins, color and draw pictures, and so much more.
I want them to be creative. I don't want them to feel that the only thing there is to do for fun or entertainment is to sit and watch something. And i don't even want them to feel that all spare time should necessarily be fun or entertaining.
And that is how it is with me too, i feel I have way better things to do than sit and waste it watching something, i don't care if it's good, it is still wasting my very valuable time.
Like i said i do need need breaks in my busy day as mom.
And of course more than just a nap.
But my breaks can still be very useful. I can sit and write letters, read my Bible, read other good books ( like i have done this winter), phone my many family members, write on my blog, send e-mails, go for walks, chat with hubby. All that to me is taking a break, yet accomplishing so much. I could not bare to sit and do nothing.
But maybe that's just me.
Maybe the Lord is just convicting me of this.
Maybe this is just for me and my family and no else.
But i have been wondering as a whole, should God's people be valuing their time more?
I have been wondering does God care at all what we do with our spare time?
Does it matter to Him if we just sit wasting our time away by watching something?
What does He think of all this?
Some how i feel that just as we should value our money (which God has blessed us with), and use it wisely for God and not just on our selves; that we should also value our time that God has gave us here on earth and also use it wisely for Him.
We do not know how much time we have left here on earth. I really feel we need to make the most of it.
I have been so convicted of this lately.
SO how do we spend our evenings then?
Well we don't have much of an evening during the week in school season since supper is at 6:00 and bed time is at 8:00. Between those hours the table is cleaned from supper and dishes are done, a little play time either in doors or out, then wash up time, then comes reading time. I read to the children form a children's Bible, and other good Godly character building books. Some where in there may be time for a quick snack. Then after reading time is brush teeth time, then off to bed at 8:00.
No school nights( which is Thursday and Friday nights in our home), and summer evenings are different only in that bed time is later. Other wise we do the same things. They just have more free time between when supper dishes are done and reading time. Summer evenings though find us a lot of times out in the garden after supper. We all work together to keep it weeded and watered and so on.
I find i have much more to share on this topic than i first thought, so I am planing a part 2 on this.
To close up part 1 this, I would just say it is something each family has to be convicted on. Something to to think on, pray about and discuss with hubby.
I personal took awhile coming to this conviction, was not something that happened over night for me, so i would not expect that of any one else either.
Well until next time,
God Bless and Take care!!
In Him,
Mae
Friday, October 22, 2010
my take on T.V/DVDs/commputer games
Ok so you may be saying enough already!! And if you think i have already more than over done this subject, your more than free to tell me so. Just do it nicely though huh! lol!!
But actually i felt an didn't quite cover everything.
I just wanted to share my personal take or view on the above mentioned items. And why it is i so obviously don't care for them. Note this is my personal take only , just something for me and my house, that's it! Just sharing so you can see where I stand and why I do.
I grew up with no T.V, no movies , no video games. And I just want my kids to be free from all that as well. I want them to know there is more to life than that, that there is other fun things one can do! And of course work, live is not all about fun and games. It should be a good balance though.
Its not even that those things in them selves are bad, but just that they can consume way to much of ones times.
I want my kids to be creative, do crafts, write letters , work hard, play games, read books, read the Bible daily, learn a trade, learn useful things, learn to bake and cook, play a musical instrument, ect. ect. And if anything hinders that , then i don't like it!
So i may be an extremest when I say almost completely no to these items, but its because i see it way over done. And it makes me mad. So then i am like throw it out completely! There now its under control!! My favorite way of controlling things is not having them in the house!!
I am so happy that my husband felt the same on the T.V. So that's never been an issue for us. Though we did have one while we were living in a camper trailer waiting to have our house built, which had an antenna on it( so it got 3 stations). It was about a year we had it. It went when we sold the trailer, and i was so happy to see it go.
But movies via DVDs has been another thing with us. It has took some time for him to be on the band wagon with me on it. And i can not say he truly shares my convictions yet. But since he can see how much it means to me that my kids do better things than sit and watch to much, or spend to much time playing computer games, then he does support that.
Until we got to the point that movies were allowed only once a week, then to every other week as of just late, they were way over done. And it annoyed me to know end. There was hardly no time for reading, no time for games, no time with just sitting around visiting , begging and nagging can i watch , and sometimes complaining about doing chores because they didn't want to miss something : all because of the movies. GRRR with a capital G!!
Computer games were the next issue to conquer. Hubby allowed them, and several times a day. I could not stand them at all! Now its down to very little a day. YES!!!
That's why i stand the way i do. Of course I feel there is times for down time, times when no work needs to be done, times when absolutely nothing needs to be done . But i still feel my kids and mommy and daddy too, has better things to do.
Pual in the Bible did better things! Laura and Mary did better things!!! And we can too!!
But actually i felt an didn't quite cover everything.
I just wanted to share my personal take or view on the above mentioned items. And why it is i so obviously don't care for them. Note this is my personal take only , just something for me and my house, that's it! Just sharing so you can see where I stand and why I do.
I grew up with no T.V, no movies , no video games. And I just want my kids to be free from all that as well. I want them to know there is more to life than that, that there is other fun things one can do! And of course work, live is not all about fun and games. It should be a good balance though.
Its not even that those things in them selves are bad, but just that they can consume way to much of ones times.
I want my kids to be creative, do crafts, write letters , work hard, play games, read books, read the Bible daily, learn a trade, learn useful things, learn to bake and cook, play a musical instrument, ect. ect. And if anything hinders that , then i don't like it!
So i may be an extremest when I say almost completely no to these items, but its because i see it way over done. And it makes me mad. So then i am like throw it out completely! There now its under control!! My favorite way of controlling things is not having them in the house!!
I am so happy that my husband felt the same on the T.V. So that's never been an issue for us. Though we did have one while we were living in a camper trailer waiting to have our house built, which had an antenna on it( so it got 3 stations). It was about a year we had it. It went when we sold the trailer, and i was so happy to see it go.
But movies via DVDs has been another thing with us. It has took some time for him to be on the band wagon with me on it. And i can not say he truly shares my convictions yet. But since he can see how much it means to me that my kids do better things than sit and watch to much, or spend to much time playing computer games, then he does support that.
Until we got to the point that movies were allowed only once a week, then to every other week as of just late, they were way over done. And it annoyed me to know end. There was hardly no time for reading, no time for games, no time with just sitting around visiting , begging and nagging can i watch , and sometimes complaining about doing chores because they didn't want to miss something : all because of the movies. GRRR with a capital G!!
Computer games were the next issue to conquer. Hubby allowed them, and several times a day. I could not stand them at all! Now its down to very little a day. YES!!!
That's why i stand the way i do. Of course I feel there is times for down time, times when no work needs to be done, times when absolutely nothing needs to be done . But i still feel my kids and mommy and daddy too, has better things to do.
Pual in the Bible did better things! Laura and Mary did better things!!! And we can too!!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
what my kids do in thier spare time
When schooling is done for the day and their chores are done for the day then comes spare time.
The kids have way more spare time than I of course.
I do wish that they had a bit more balance with the spare time and the chores. Right now its way more spare time than responsibilities. But as they get older then they can take on more responsibilities that is so important in their growth.
They get done with school at different times through out the day.
After school chores include,
Then its clean up time, and stories and Bible reading. Then tuck in bed and prayers.
Firday eveings we use to have as movie night, but i have been trying very hard to make it game night instead. And last Firday we did play games. I am hoping to push movie night to once a month or even more seldom than that if i can. I am not big on movies as you can see, even if they are good ones.
The kids have liked playing games on our commputer but i am trying very hard to cut that down big time as well. Its just snippets a day now! Yea!! I feel like they have better things to do than sit in front of the commputer playing a game. It wasn't bad games , but still. And I always remind my kids that I did not have all that when i was grwoing up. We had no T.V, no other way to watch movies, and no commputer. And we had a TON OF FUN!!!
The kids have way more spare time than I of course.
I do wish that they had a bit more balance with the spare time and the chores. Right now its way more spare time than responsibilities. But as they get older then they can take on more responsibilities that is so important in their growth.
They get done with school at different times through out the day.
After school chores include,
- folding clothes
- dishes for Clayton (Nathan does supper ones)
- tidying up the living room
- putting away school things off the kitchen table
- i get them to help with supper preparations if its something they can do
- and any thing i happen to see needing doing
- playing in our woods
- coloring
- making puzzels
- playing in the sand box
- playing in the tree fort
- making a roller skating path through the woods (with boards)
- playing out door games
- vsiting Uncle who lives through the wooods ( or its more like driving him cracy)
- reading books
- building things
Then its clean up time, and stories and Bible reading. Then tuck in bed and prayers.
Firday eveings we use to have as movie night, but i have been trying very hard to make it game night instead. And last Firday we did play games. I am hoping to push movie night to once a month or even more seldom than that if i can. I am not big on movies as you can see, even if they are good ones.
The kids have liked playing games on our commputer but i am trying very hard to cut that down big time as well. Its just snippets a day now! Yea!! I feel like they have better things to do than sit in front of the commputer playing a game. It wasn't bad games , but still. And I always remind my kids that I did not have all that when i was grwoing up. We had no T.V, no other way to watch movies, and no commputer. And we had a TON OF FUN!!!
what i do in my spare time
I don't even know if you could say that I actually have any spare time. But occasionally through out the day or evening I grab snippets of time and call it my spare time.
Moments when schooling is under way with out me or is done for the day, and not too many dirty dishes are piled in the sink, or too many loads of clothes are waiting thier turn to be washed!!!
In that time things i like to do is,
Then i like to,
I like to go to bed shortly after as well except some time the girls go down much later. I am going to try to get them at an earlier bed time as well so that i can get to bed at least by 9:30.
Then i can gt up nice and early and get at it once again!!!
I have been asked how I find time to keep up my blog, well to tell you the truth I really don't have time, I just do it any way!! I feel its one of the importians thing and i just take the time. But i don't do face book, and no T.V. So that all helps.
Moments when schooling is under way with out me or is done for the day, and not too many dirty dishes are piled in the sink, or too many loads of clothes are waiting thier turn to be washed!!!
In that time things i like to do is,
- read books to the kids just for the fun of it
- read & write letters ( snail mail)
- read my favorite magazine ( Above Rubies)
- get out side and get fresh air
- make cards
- work with pictures
- baking
- look up Bible verses for a post
- post on my blog
- read and write e-mails
- read my Bible
- phone my family
Then i like to,
- play games with the kids
- read their evening stories & the Bible
I like to go to bed shortly after as well except some time the girls go down much later. I am going to try to get them at an earlier bed time as well so that i can get to bed at least by 9:30.
Then i can gt up nice and early and get at it once again!!!
I have been asked how I find time to keep up my blog, well to tell you the truth I really don't have time, I just do it any way!! I feel its one of the importians thing and i just take the time. But i don't do face book, and no T.V. So that all helps.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I hid the DVD player,
and its been so quiet in here!! And no body is overly up set at me!!! So thats good!!
I think its one of those things that if its there then you want to watch , but if its not then you don't miss it. Kind of like out of sight out of mind!
Sarah, my 3 year old had been constanly begging to watch the latest carttoon i had picked up at a grage sale. The Bee Movie. She was watching it off and on all day long. Till i descided one night after she went to bed that the DVD player would go bye-bye!!
That was 4 days ago. So far so good! I do not know how much longer i can keep this up though.
Whats bad is that the Bee Movie is stuck in there, so thats the only thing that can be watched!
I think its one of those things that if its there then you want to watch , but if its not then you don't miss it. Kind of like out of sight out of mind!
Sarah, my 3 year old had been constanly begging to watch the latest carttoon i had picked up at a grage sale. The Bee Movie. She was watching it off and on all day long. Till i descided one night after she went to bed that the DVD player would go bye-bye!!
That was 4 days ago. So far so good! I do not know how much longer i can keep this up though.
Whats bad is that the Bee Movie is stuck in there, so thats the only thing that can be watched!
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