Saturday, April 25, 2009

WJUNKMUSIC vs. WJESUSLOVESYOU

Have you ever listened to a Christian radio station where you are enjoying the music and then the station puts this really cheesy spot on where a listener says, "I use to listen to WJUNKMUSIC and now I listen to WJESUSLOVESYOU and it makes all the difference in my family's life. I'm happier, I love my wife better, my kids are better, and I KNOW God loves me!!!  I'm glad Jesus gave me WJESUSLOVESYOU to listen to all the time." 

I always thought those spots were cheesy until I started working a job where my co-workers listened to things like uncensored 90's alternative, and the like, that just used horrible language. Another place of employment I have listened to conservative talk-radio that have hosts with superiority complexes and find fault in what ANYONE in the government is doing and will GRIPE about it for HOURS on end. I understand why people say life is better listening to WJESUSLOVES YOU on those cheesy spots because I found myself literally coming home depressed after having to listen to that WJUNKMUSIC and WCONSERVATIVETALKRADIO all day long.  

At the church I attended in Indiana we covered this topic in a series entitled Thinksaydo.  The idea being that what you think about affects what you say and do.  Get it.  Thinksaydo.  It's thinking on Phil 4:8 kind of stuff...  

"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.  Phil 4:8"

The band Petra put it this way (the first 3 min 41 secs of the video)




I have recently realized that I have let all kinds of thoughts from our WPOPCULTUREMEDIA prevail in my mind and that I have been struggling thinking on Phil 4:8 kind of stuff .  So what kind of Phil 4:8 stuff have I started doing? 

I have starting listening to Telling the Truth on a daily basis.   It is good Bible teaching by the Briscoe family that is incredibly challenging.  I don't necessarily have time to listen to it on the radio so thankfully their program is downloadable at their web sight and on iTunes podcast. It has been a huge encouragement to me. I don't know about you, but I prefer that in my life that "I'm happier, I love my wife better, my kids are better (off), and (that) I KNOW God loves me!!!"

1 comment:

Lesley said...

Hey Andy, I really like this post and totally agree ... I think those are pretty cheesy too, but I definitely realize whatever I am around all day (positivity vs. negativity, etc.) really affects me.