Comments on: Not even a hint 2

By: heather

heather — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Good thoughts. Sitting around talking about rockets and football was a lot of fun last night. Why don’t we just do that more often?

By: Dave Powers

Dave Powers — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I agree completely, and I think that the responsibility for growth in this is two-fold:
1. First and foremost, individually, we have to come to convictions on our own about what we will watch and how much we will watch, and rely on the Holy Spirit to help us know what we should do in any given situation. Also, my observation is that most of us do not have real convictions on what we let ourselves be exposed to.
2. In each situation where a choice is presented, leaders that are present should take the bull by the horns and at least bring up an alternative, or even decide to do something else. The situation last week reminded me of the need for me to think more this way because that was one of the first times that I have even thought of doing anything diferent. Anyway, when someone leads out strongly in a different direction, often the younger believers will follow him/her and do what would be best, instead of what is usually done…Lots of words, take them for what they are worth.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Wow, good thoughts guys. I think that movies aren’t always a bad thing, but there are definate dangers, which Matt alluded to. One of the things I think is that you can judge the health of a ministry team and its passion for God by how many movies they are watching. This is something God really convicted me of lately. After a semester last fall where by the end of the year I was watching 4+ movies in a week, I really was convinced that I wasn’t using my time wisely. Think about how different our lives and this world would be if instead of watching 3-4 movies a week we spent that time out in evangelism?? or in the word? At least in my life, movies are something that I tend towards when I am feeling either beat or apathetic. Instead of seeking God in whatever is troubling me, or fighting to have faith in that area, more often than not I find movies as a way to drown out my problems and concerns. So I think that we really just need to be careful at how much time we let ourselves spend in front of the tv or at the theater. We definately have more important things that God wants us to do!
Once again, sorry for the long post. Maybe Dave and I need our own blogs. Well, maybe not.