Television

As I grow closer to God I am realizing what is important in life and....TV is not. Now, this is a weird thing for me to say because I love TV. I am an actor and eventually want to work for a television station, be a host or even write a sitcom. So this is a weird thing for me to say but I am realizing that it is dumb.

I can't watch the same things that I would normally. Mostly just because stuff is trash(like language and subject matter) but even the character's attitudes - it is all about me, me, me! And as a christian, it is completely opposite. It is about God and furthering his Kingdom. So I feel like I am just wasting time watching TV!

So, you can tell that I am growing in Christ because when I start to dislike one of my favorite TV shows - you know there is an issue. But this is all a good thing.

Don't get me wrong, I still love the classics and some select TV shows, but in general - nothing on TV is worth my time or will help me progress as a christian. I think the subject of television just hit home to me because that is a future career path, interest and all of the above - so it is weird giving up something of your interest for God.

Being away at college this past year really helped. We had a TV in my dorm and one in the common area but I never watched it. I realized this year how much I can live without it(only if there was Tivo, lol). I just moved into my new apartment and just today the cable guy asked me if I was going to have a TV in my room and I said no. I can live without one in my room. I will probably just watch movies on my laptop and it will be one less thing distracting me from God, praying or reading my bible.