The Subliminal Messages of Negative Imagery on Our Children
Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
by Angie Lewis
Heaven Ministries
What is a parent to do about all of the negative imagery splashed around in society? It's almost impossible to go anywhere without having some form of immorality shoved into our face. Negative immoral garbage is everywhere! It's scary when you think about how after a while of your children seeing the same trash over and over it begins to form a part of their thoughts and beliefs. And that is where the problem begins.
And this is where the teenage boy comes into the picture. He is only seeing what is on the outside of females and finds it difficult to understand, respect and value what is on the inside. Even church leaders have gotten themselves ensnared within the sexual lusts of society? What kind of a picture does that tell your children? What is going on when so-called men of God can't keep spiritually fit? It's scary! Our thoughts create our actions. When we "think" lustful, we become lustful.
Don't get me wrong, nudity and sex should NOT be made into something negative when it is between a husband and his wife. It is a very beautiful part of God's creation. But, It becomes negative through the sexual lusts of society and society is to blame for that. What can you do? Simple, don't be a part of it!
Here is a common scenario: Your fifteen-year old son is checking his email when pornography spam accidentally makes its way into his inbox. The subject line: "See Britney Spears Naked". What is your son going to do? Will he click on it? The only way he is NOT going to click on it is if you, the parent have been teaching your son self-respect and proper morals in life since he was a boy. Young boys need to understand how to value and respect women because most young girls and women can be respected and valued. When a male child has been taught to respect females, and if he has been brought up with the standards taught by God he won't click on that email, it is that simple.
We cannot stop being parents just because a select few have rebelled against their Creator. What parents can do is continually keep their children alive in Christ Jesus where righteousness and real love abounds. Don't allow your family to drift away into the ways of society because once you do that, lives will be difficult to restore. Outside of the foundations of God young impressionable minds will be tempted, but the fact is, if they have been brought up with proper moral guidelines to begin with, they will have a better chance of staying within the bounds of who they are – children of God.
"For everything in the world – the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does – comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:16-17)
Angie Lewis is the author of five marriage books offering marriage tips and wisdom filled answers tackling such issues as addiction, adultery, pornography, emotions, beliefs, forgiveness, communication and much, much more.
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