Tuesday; March 24

As I drove around the other day singing along with Gary Stewart, I realized something – I like Honky-Tonk music.  I kind of hate to admit it, but there is something about those twangy old tunes that strike a chord with me.  Now, the reason I am a bit hesitant to mention this is that the topics of these songs aren’t always positive.  I am a card-carrying teetotaler, but a lot of the music that has made a mint for beer joints and millionaires out of country singers is also found on my playlists.  Thankfully, my taste in music hasn’t influenced me to the point that I have embraced the drinking and cheating lifestyle.

As I reflected on this, it served as a reminder that we need to constantly be checking on the things we allow to influence us.  No, the music by George Strait and George Jones isn’t (necessarily) going to drive me to take up residence in a dance hall any more than rap music will make criminals out of all of its listeners or heavy metal will drive people to need drug or alcohol rehab, but we do need to make sure these fantasy worlds don’t have too much influence on the way we think or act. 

Are we balancing the secular influences on our lives with ideas that are spiritual?  Let’s keep in mind what goes into our minds.

Think About It!

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