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Men of Integrity, November/December 2005
TV Takeover
Theme of the Week: Tackling the TV Threat
Monday, December 26
Key Bible Verse: Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do (Proverbs 4:23). Bonus Reading: Proverbs 4:18-27
For years Barb and I had two TVs in the home—the family room and the master bedroom. We'd routinely invite the kids to plop on our bed just before bedtime. On occasion, if there was something interesting on, we'd watch TV together.
When Scott turned 15, he asked if he could have a TV in his bedroom. Because I wasn't as sensitized to this issue as I am now, I discounted Barb's concerns and told Scott he could get a TV as long as he bought it with his own money.
What a mistake! That TV was like a large magnet for Scott, who was sucked into his bedroom about 15 seconds after he finished his last bite of dessert, and we wouldn't see him again until the next morning. It pulled him away from our family, and we had no idea what he watched. I have a sneaking suspicion Scott succumbed to the temptation to watch late-night television shows on school nights, which cut into his sleep time and made him more tired in the morning.
Allowing teens to watch what they want when they want is like inviting a total stranger who doesn't share your values to spend a lot of quality time with them.
—Walt Larimore in God's Design for a Highly Healthy Teen
My Response: How am I exercising spiritual leadership of my family's viewing habits?
Adapted from God's Design for a Highly Healthy Teen (Zondervan, 2005) by permission.
Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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November/December 2005, Vol. 8, No. 6
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Lord, when I relax, it's easy to let my guard down. Please keep me spiritually vigilant all the time.
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