What affects us?

As I sat in my Youth Culture class on Thursday morning we were discussing Media and it's affects on us. Well, I got to thinking about everything that could and do affect us... The movies we watch, the tv shows we watch, the music we listen to. So here is a thought.... Do we let these things affect us or are we affected by them with out realizing it? My answer is BOTH! Sometimes we watch things and don't realize they are slowly breaking down our moral walls. Other times we know it's bad, but we watch it anyway.

Now let me ask you.... what TV shows do you watch weekly?

I watch:

• College Football
• NFL
• Teen Mom
• Jersey Shore
• Golden Girls
• The Nanny
• Swamp People

Are all of these shows good for me? NO! I know they affect my thinking! After watching Jersey Shore I remember my life before I became a sold out Christian and how fun it, honestly, was... BUT I know God has a bigger plan for my life then to get drunk and screw around. I have to consciously make a decision to say that people really shouldn't act like that and to remember the guilt that comes with acting like that. 

Please notice Say Yes to the Dress, the Bachelor or Bachelorette, or any other LOVE show is NOT on my list! Why? Because they make single girls desire things in life and make up fantasies in their heads that are WAY far from reality! I have had to make the decision to not watch these shows because I don't want to start thinking about that too early... you know before I have an awesome significant other who will set me straight!

So let's try a little harder to understand what is all around us and how is affects us!!!!