Aug 12 2008
Guilty Pleasure
I’ve often wondered, how many times have I ever been in control of my mind? What have I been thinking? Why do I think the way I do? It’s often an instinct and purely involuntary. It’s also not pretty. With the images I see on TV, the words I hear on the radio, and the actions I observe on others, my mind can go wild. The world is too quick to feed me with the wrong ideas. People are just too eager to get into their vices, and bring others along with them. The mind is the start of guilty pleasures.
A guilty pleasure is often used to described liking something that’s negative. My example would be enjoying a bad movie, looking at dirty pictures, or listening to gossips. All devoid of value. This is the easiest way the devil gets to me. With the Internet, where sinful materials become so much easier to obtain, it’s so easy to stumble this way. When my mind is polluted, that’s when I do things wrong.
I need my mind to resolve conflicts, make decisions, get creative, and plan for the future. I must guard myself against all evil thoughts. I shall not let my guilty pleasures get the best out of me.
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
