This morning for our Bible study we were reading about how when we first dedicate our lives to Christ we live a life more for others than ourselves, but after a while we become like the world and begin to hide our light under a bush. It is true that sometimes I am no different than the world. I can buy clothes rather then send money to the poor and hungry, I can watch a television program I enjoy rather than read my Bible, I can listen to secular music rather than Christian. We all have our times when we make a decision to be worldly but rather than beat yourself up and become frustrated, just do your best to change into a more disciplined person.
I have cut out a lot of television from my life because idle time cannot glorify the Lord. I used to watch 2-3 hours of TV a day and I try to watch only 1 or 2 a day instead and spend more time reading. I thought carefully about it and realized that I was spending 16-20 hours a week watching TV! That is almost a day! Now its more like 5-12 hours a week which I still think if more than I should (working on cutting it down more).
I am a girl and it seems that girls have one severe weakness..... SHOPPING! I don't know why it is but we always enjoy buying new shoes, a bag to match our dress, or a complete new outfit but I have also cut down my shopping. I used to go to clothing stores about once or twice a week which probably sounds like nothing but while I was there I would spend the babysitting money I had earned that week rather than saving it towards college or a car.
For guys it may be computer/video games. I have a teen brother and he enjoys playing his games on our PS2 or his Gameboy advance and he can easily pass 3-4 hours playing but he is learning that he should spend only 30-60 minutes a day at most and read a good book or play outside with our sister and brother instead.
Please know I am not saying that shopping, video games, or watching TV is bad but don't go crazy with it. Limits can be a good thing (just like with eating or exercise). God wants us to spend our time wisely. So to all my blogger friends, be wise and live a life of love (I added the love thing because love is important too)!
Blessings,
Butterfly
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- I am a teen about to graduate and extremely grateful for my homeschool education from my devoted mother. After being homeschooled I don't think I would ever want to go to a regular public school! I am saving my first kiss for my wedding day and pray for my future spouse often. I don't date because I believe it is not necessary to do so to find the man God plans for me to marry. I Praise God for my family and every blessing God has given me and know He will continue to bless me as I grow in my relationship with Him! My favorite verse: 1 Timothy 4:12 12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. My current life mission, to keep pure (inward and outward) for my future husband!
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I spend allot of time on the computer... but most of it is homework. My biggest problem is that I spend tons of time on homework =P which I can't really control. But perhaps I could do some of it earlier in the week or the week before instead of a day or two right before. The thing is that I've had so much stuff do everyday! Essay monday, geo project tuesday, all the normal stuff wednesday (which included catching up on normal stuff), language project/report today, and more normal stuff/possible test tomorrow. I find time in the morning though. I wake up half an hour early, take a shower, make lunch, get ready for school, eat, then when I'm hopefully awake enough, I read GOD's word. I have to work on doing the other things quicker though... kinda cuts some of the time. But like, any time before, I'd be too tired. I've tired it, doesn't work =P I also tend to like to buy rings allot =P idk, weird kind of obsession. Thankfully, they're not too expensive. But I'll buy several at a time so... but I've only done that a couple times so I'm okay so far... Thankfully, one doesn't usually go on a guitar buying spree =P that would be really really expensive... I'm just saving up for one and I'll probably have to use that one for awhile. Until I graduate and start making big bucks as a rock star =P jk, in my dreams. But I will try to pursue guitar somehow. If GOD wills =) Jesus loves you!
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