"What is bad they throw away."
Matthew 13:48
When I was 13-year-old preacher, I was inspired to give up TV. So, while all my classmates were talking about the latest episodes of Charlie's Angels, I felt very out of place. (I wish I could tell you that my version of Charlie's Angels had the cast of Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, but...)
Throughout my teenage life, I grew up without TV. Looking back, I see what a huge blessing it was. Imagine freeing three hours a day to do other fantastic things like read books, play instruments, compose songs, and most of all, serve the ministry.
Think of this: if you live to be 75 and watched three hours of TV a day, minus sleeping normal time, you would have wasted 14 years of your life.
When I was 21 years old, I gave up my girlfriend. Reason: I felt I needed time to discenr if I was called to celibacy or marriage. And for the next 10 years, I had no romantic relationship. (You can imagine how difficult that was, not only for me, but also for the girls around me who found me irresistible.) Again, I believe those 10 years were my liberating years - I stretched my wings, expanded my world, and grew my horizons.
Friend, what is God asking you to remove from your life?
By: Bo Sanchez, Philippines (bosanchez@kerygmafamily.com)
REFLECTION: What is God asking you to remove from your life?
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