Today I woke up this morning with chest pain. While I’m
scrambling looking for my blood pressure medication, I turned on my TV. My TV
was set on Nick Jr. which is a children’s station. It was such a cute
show that I kept it on that channel. I found myself feeling all cute and fuzzy
inside. I realized that, just like I have to take care of myself through
exercise and eating right, I also have to take care of my mind. With all the crazy
reality shows out there, it got me hooked because I am amazed at how people
behave. The worse they are, the more popular they become. The world gravitates
to such bad behavior. Because I am a Born Again Christian, every time I would
watch it, it would cause very mild chest pain because I would get so upset.
How is it that I can be so conscience of what I say and what
I do, and even what I listen to but, not catch what I watch on TV? I realize
that I got to change everything. I said that I am living my life for Christ all
the way and that means I have to watch what I eat, see, hear, etc…
All these things are going to help me get to complete
wellness. My mom use to always say, watch the things that are gateways into
your spirit. Your eyes and ears, are gateways to the spirit. What I feed my
spirit is very important. I can’t take any of it for granted and think that
what I am doing is harmless. I have to take it all serious. Even with my soap
operas, it has gotten so bad that I had to keep telling myself, “this is fake;
it’s not real.” That’s when I knew it’s time for me to give this stuff up
because I am in a different place in my life. Now I know that I can’t avoid
everything that I see and hear when I walk outside, but I can control what I do
on my own.
So, now I got to do what will be so hard for me to do, I got
to give up some of the foods I love, the music I like, and some of the shows
that I love to hate. It’s like being in a bad relationship. You know that this
person is no good for you and that you should leave them, but the thing that
stops you from doing what you should do is the fact that you will really miss
them. The thing is, with everyone else that we ended a relationship with, it
hurt in the beginning but later we realized that life is so much better without
them.
So, now my new challenge will be to get past the first part
and that is, giving up those things that are not beneficial for me. Being
sanctified means separated. I have an uphill battle!
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