I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately at my awareness of sin and evil. Most entertainment thrives on glorifying some type of sin. The news reports mostly gossip or information designed to shock because of the violence or horrific nature of the crime committed.
Hubby and I recently watched The Accidental Husband. The trailer looked cute. I thought it would be an interesting movie. Unfortunately, the movie glorified lying, premarital sex, and disloyalty. Even though the movie had a “good” ending, I walked away frustrated. Whatever happened to consequences? What about morals?
This afternoon I started reading a new book. I didn’t research the book enough because I was blindsided by one of the characters, a child, being sexually violated. The actual act wasn’t described but the insinuation and the characters dealing with the emotional aftermath was too much for me.
Sometimes I just don’t want to know. Yes, there are horrific acts going on every day. When I can’t do anything about it, should I expose myself to knowledge of what’s happening? I understand that we need compassion, that we shouldn’t become calloused, but it seems to me that sometimes by exposing ourselves to so much we become exactly what we’re trying to avoid – uncaring, callous, unseeing individuals.
I know there is a text in the New Testament about evil and how much of it we should know about. I searched for the text this afternoon but couldn’t locate it.
Enough is enough. I know about human trafficking, sexual immorality, abuse, violence, etc. I can’t take much more before I’m going to spend my days locked in the closet because I can’t stand to see what’s going on. I wish there was something I could do to help. Because I can’t help, I’m going to screen the information I allow in my home. That’s the only thing I can do.
