Words Have Power

Words have power. Have you ever thought about that? What you say, what you read, what you hear - all these things have an influence on your life. Sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.

Musical Notes

Music. There are soo many songs out there and different genres of music to listen to. Christian, pop, rap, hip-hop, country, etc. You can find just about any radio station suited to your taste. How many times have you heard a song but never realized what the words are in it? If you take time to really listen and find out what the lyrics are, you may be surprised by what you hear. And often in pop songs, those fun songs can have a tendency to be implying something bad. Not always, but often. Is there better music we can choose to listen to?

Movies!

How about movies? Movies are one of my favorite things to watch in my free time. I LOVE movies! There's so much creativity and great filming and wonderful characters. But just because I love movies doesn't mean I'll watch just anything. Unfortunately, there are countless movies filled with crude sexual humor and foul language. We need to take time to reevaluate what we're watching and decide if it's uplifting us or bringing us down. Is our speech improving or becoming more degrading? Don't get me wrong, sometimes language is in a movie because of historical reasons or to show a character's change/improvement, but these sort of movies should be watched with discretion and in a limited way. The words you hear over and over again can easily become engrained in your mind and just as easily come out of your mouth when you least expect it.

What are you listening to?

What we listen to impacts us more than we realize. So the next time you're listening to a song, pay attention to the lyrics and meaning of the song - and when you go to see the newest movie, double check what you'll be putting into your mind. As Christians, we want to listen to/hear things that will uplift and encourage us. We want to be pure of mind and heart (and speech!).