Today's passage was quite interesting. Although keeping our eyes from seeing impure things is important, I feel like it isn't talked about much these days. For EM, one of the speakers spoke about the tongue and the mind (which is NOT a part of the body, now that I think about it =.=a), but not about the eye.
From experience I realize that whenever I see something unhealthy for me, my self becomes like an avalanche: just one snowflake or breeze can cause the whole mountain to come crashing down. I know that, because of this, I have to be extra careful in what I see.
I've been trying to cut back on TV these days. It's not just that I'm distracted by watching TV; what I see on TV further causes me to spend so much more time looking up insignificant and unimportant things online. My mind then goes everywhere else rather than where it's supposed to be.
God calls us to live a life totally devoted to Him, or as "living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God." How I live my spiritual life not just on the inside, but out as well, depends on how close I am with God. And as with all relationships, that depends on how much time I spend with him. If I let worldly things occupy my mind, which in turn is significantly affected by what I see, then I don't leave much, or any, space for God.
I've heard Lent starts today. It's something that I've never really practiced, but I think I'm going to give up watching TV. I hope doing this will help me set aside more time for God.
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i dont know what happened with the font... =.=a
one of my friends gave up ketchup for lent... -.-a
keeping your commitment will be much easier if your roommates make the same commitment. =D
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