Thursday, July 16, 2009

What are YOU Looking at?

Under "me thinks thou protest too much" category, I always greet the summer with much joy and some consternation. I think most men do. We love being outdoors, the warm of the sun, and everyone seems to be in a better mood in the summer. Possibly, in no small part to the small amount of clothing that women wear in the summer. Now, men are more visually-oriented than woman. As you watch TV, it is obviouse the advertising uses racy images to target men. Back to the protesting too much part. One's thought life is what drives our words and deeds and it reminds me that self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. This is but one fruit of the Spirit. There is no way to go back to modest fashion in this society anymore short of all adhering to the Amish lifestyle but prayer for our individual grounding and control of our thought lives would be a good start.

Matthew 15:18-19 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

3 comments:

  1. yes. i see you had the site unblocked.

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  2. I find summer in NYC to be very fun but particularly difficult. Good post.

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