Troublesome Topic: DON’T SEEK TO SATISFY SELF

Our desire to be entertained is dangerous because it opens us up for many temptations since the search for entertainment is usually a search to satisfy self, which easily degrades into a search to satisfy our sinful nature.

I know that things like the internet, cell phones and TVs are simply tools which can be used in a beneficial way or in a destructive way. The tools themselves are not truly good or bad; however some of the content they offer us is definitely bad.

I know that some people use the internet simply for work or educational purposes and refrain from using it to entertain themselves. That is not what I am addressing in this section; I am talking about the use of these things in order to entertain ourselves.

Our purpose should be to glorify God, not to satisfy self.

The next lesson in all three series on Covenants is: My Favorite Place