On a long car ride, families scan AM, FM and satellite radio to find the perfect station to meet their listening needs. During the day, individuals search the world wide web to check up on emails, Facebook messages and find important information for their jobs. Meanwhile, after a hard day’s work, most people feel entitled to channel surf until they find something that will help them relax and unwind. As this surfing commences, have you ever considered what exactly is your soul searching for?
King David talks about purity within Psalm 24. According to verse 4, a pure heart does not lift up their soul to an idol. To lift means to elevate or raise something up. An idol refers to any deity, god or icon. Unfortunately, most soul surfers don’t consciously worship music, the internet or television. However, soul surfing is subtle, gradually taking hold of you while you are in a bored, idle or vulnerable state of mind. Thus, before you expect it, a wave of temptations come crashing down on top of you, flipping your world upside down, often knocking you spiritually unconscious.
Jesus refers to soul surfing in Mark 8:34-38. Spiritual soul surfing requires 3 essentials: a servant’s heart, an unswerving commitment to faith and emulating Jesus. Like a beginner trying to learn something completely new, spiritual soul surfers must forget their past by focusing on their new life in Christ, Galatians 2:20. All the money in the world is not worth the price of forfeiting the human soul, Mark 8:36-37. Therefore, the next time you turn on some music, click on the computer or turn on a television, make sure your soul is surfing on things above, Colossians 3:1-4.
by Jay Mankus
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