Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The following has been rated CA (Christ Approved)

What if films came with such a rating. It sure would make your Netflix picks or that trip to Blockbuster a whole lot easier. It's so tempting to go right up to the shelf and grab that movie you know you shouldn't be watching. But it happens every time. For me it always seems to play out in the same way. Your sitting there in your Sunday morning worship service listening to the pastor preach his message. All of the sudden you start to feel the conviction, and you say to God "OK Lord I promise, starting this week I'm gonna watch movies only you would approve of " only to find yourself 3 hours later watching Colin Farrell curse up a storm inside a New York City phone booth, as he tries to convince a sniper not to shoot him for crimes of fornication against his wife. After all is said and done your back to were you promised God you wouldn't go anymore. So until they come up with the CA moving rating I need to discipline myself in having a little more video logic. A person can only watch The Passion of the Christ so many times. If I were to see it again I'd probably invest some money in whatever stock Kleenex is selling on Wall Street. That movie really brings tears to my eyes. I feel pretty ashamed knowing the price that God paid for my sins and still not being able to do something as simple as watch the right kind of merriment. At times I'm probably no better than those people who found it enthralling to watch Christ be crucified on the cross. Perhaps saying that is a bit drastic, but never the less has some truth to it. It's good to know that in this world some things are rated CA, and that something is You.

1 comments:

Lisa said...

Good point, Jeff. I like the CA rating idea. Maybe you should view movies and give them CA ratings if they approve. Would make it alot easier for me!!!!