Society

I was walking past a neighbor’s house the other day and I couldn't help but overhear their very loud conversation. The thing is, I had heard it somewhere before. Not the exact conversation, but something very familiar. Then it hit me. I heard it on TV. Some reality show that was playing in the background. I detest reality TV. But then it struck me. How far have we come from What God wants us to be?

We dislike home schooling because it leaves children socially "inept." We want our kids in public schools and in that we want them to be popular. We want them to know what is going on in the world of TV and gossip. We want them in the latest fashions to fit in. All dictated by TV, which to me is the new definition of "The world."

I am not against TV or movies, but we have turned our lives into TV dramas. Everywhere I look I see TV drama. People would not know how to act like they do if it were not for what they have seen. It is in the same light as the kids who go and attack schools. They see what is on TV and video games; thus, reality just seems to meld together with the fake world.

When the Bible says to be not like the world it doesn’t mean that you must shun everything the world has created that is either not Christian or created by a Christian: it means to not be a part of it all. Jesus spent lots of time with the people that lived in the world, but He did not participate.

It seems that's all we do. We either accept the sin or try to convert that sin to something more Christian. Why can't we just do what the Holy Ghost asks of us? Is it not ok for you to go to movies? Fine, but the Holy Ghost has not shared that same conviction. Want to be accepted and be just like everyone else who is defined by TV? Not fine. Emulating these people is being like the world.

How pathetic are we that we have to substitute fake lives in place of our own? We want happiness yet we reject God's Word, stating that it is bossy. Have we not yet realized that His Word was written so we could live the best lives possible? If we follow His Word, we will find joy. We have replaced the Bible with what the world says through the TV, radio, and movies. If that is not the definition of living in the world, I don’t know what is.