Evil=Fun?

                     So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love , and peace, along with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. 
                                                 2 Timothy 2:22

                       What is fun anyway? Isn't something fun that makes you laugh? Gives you joy and makes you happy? Is it bad to like certain things? Well is it?

            Be very Careful what you think
                   
                    The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
                                                                                                                         Luke 8:14

                 Is there a difference...a line between evil and fun? I mean a horror movie or a theme park ride that has murderous, crazed chainsaw people running after you isn't wrong; is it?  It all is where our heart is.  God talks about our heart being filled with evil. We think or we say that the human race is actually good under the bad stuff. No, there is nothing good in us but Christ (if you chose to believe in him).   

                 Have you found yourself chuckling at a commercial that had suggestive humor in it? Laughing out loud at an obscene remark? Or have you encouraged friends or family that a movie that clearly encouraged and even rejoiced in death and brutality is a good movie to watch?  Even in things as "little" as watching a movie and saying it's romantic when the female lead is married and sleeping with another man, making it out that the man she's with is her true love and not the one she is married to.  I am very much guilty of owning movies like that and what not.  So, what do we do about it?  

              "Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God." 
                 Leviticus 19:31

               Have you watched a movie or T.V. show about ghosts and haunted things, demons and conjurings? Have you ever played with a Ouji board? Are those really fun?  The sin within our soul desires the twisted and dark. But God desires the straight and light. If we are for God, why should we go against him with turning to the Evil one to his tools and trickery? 

              What about sex? That can be fun right? As long as you love that man it's fine. Doesn't God say sex is a good thing? 

                                    What do I do?...  
               
                   Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. 
                                                                                                                              Psalm 37:4 

         Delight yourself in the Lord. Hmmm. What does that look like?  Over the past three years, God has been showing me what that looks like.  I often pondered over that.  To delight yourself in the Lord is to first ask God to show you what that looks like. Then ask God to change your heart to delight in him.  Is it really as easy as that? Not exactly. It boils down to praying for your own heart if you truly desire that.  There isn't a guide book for how to do everything in the exact order at the exact time. Your walk is different from mine and vice versa. God told me to throw away those movies and even books that celebrated sex .  What I'm saying is to be attentive to his voice. And follow what he wants you to do. Let him protect you.  

      
     God's word is full of truth and healing. If you believe that sex outside of marriage, masturbation or any other sexual act outside of God's will will only harm you and others around you, I understand. Living in this world that screams out this junk from every corner and bend is pressuring.  Stick close to Jesus. Pursue things that don't encourage sexual immorality.

      Dark spiritual things are a big thing that you need to be wary about. If you see a Oujie board, pray for the store owners that are carrying that in their stores that God will show the truth to the owner and that he will protect the innocent that come in the store. The media encourages death, demons and deep evil as a form of entertainment. Dear sisters, you and me are daughters of the light. Run from that!! We cannot serve both God and Satan. Never look to that as your form of entertainment.      

       If we are to be "little Christs," we can't enjoy things we used to enjoy before we met Christ.  He wants to change our hearts to beat in time with his. How can you when yours is full of clots, clogged vessels and leaky veins.  It can be dangerous to our spiritual health. We can develop bitterness, lustful desires and thoughts, dissatisfaction, fear, worry, sexual immorality and so forth.

           Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praisworthy-think about such things.
                        Philippians 4: 8