Love and Social Media – Joy in Evil

There are two aspects of this for social Media. One of them is related to our previous discussions of jealousy and irritability. Why do we seek those things and surround ourselves with a culture which brings them out? It is often because there is some base form of satisfaction and pleasure that we get from getting jealous and mad. Something about the way our brains release those endorphins gets us emotionally attached to those feelings. We must be really careful that we do not seek joy from those previous attitudes. The second aspect has to do with our entertainment. Social media has become the place to share entertainment of all kinds. Music, Videos, and Pictures are common, as well as stories. In each of these, Satan has his thumbs. So much of our music is filled with sexual innuendoes and filthy language. How much joy are we taking in those songs and in the genres which are most apt to show them? So much of circulated videos is centered around sex, arousal, private anatomy, cheating, disobedience, rebellion, disrespect, violence, and hatred. Most of these come under the guise of comedy, but make no mistake, most of these are just socially acceptable porn and bigotry. Viral videos tend to be those which are about shouting matches, name-calling, fist-fighting, and righteous indignation. There are a lot of memes which utilize innuendoes, slurs, and filthy language as their punchline. Many viral political and social commentary text-based photos are full of slander, name-calling, and putting people down. We sometimes gain great satisfaction when people “get theirs” and “get what’s coming.” We overlook the hatred because it’s a conclusion we agree with. How many times as we read and watch stories do the romantic couple finally hook-up? We feel joy that they got together, and are glad to overlook fornication. How many times do we enjoy the antagonist get a beat down that we ignore compassion. How many times do we enjoy the protagonist get their well deserved come-back that we overlook the obscenity and language they use to get it? Brothers and sisters, we ought to take no joy in the evils. Sometimes our root emotions are righteous, but Satan is lacing our entertainment and righteous joy with evils all throughout. My solution is not to get rid of every form of entertainment and shut ourselves off from culture. But we need to be on guard for what we actually take joy in. 

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