tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424958860065352631.post5611226222529862817..comments2014-06-17T01:32:33.928-06:00Comments on Axis: 13 Million Views and Counting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424958860065352631.post-30630346073431699762012-05-12T15:54:37.392-06:002012-05-12T15:54:37.392-06:00I do NOT think you are making too big of a deal ab...I do NOT think you are making too big of a deal about this!!! I hope your readers pay attention. <br /><br />25 years ago, before I was really walking with the Lord, the little girl next-door to us was singing Madonna's songs. I was appalled to see such an innocent looking child singing such trash. Several years later, I saw this same girl as a teen, in hot-pants & a bustier, leaning on a wall in a provocative pose at the plaza near our home. She looked like a "working girl!" :(<br /><br />Two years ago, at our daughter's birthday party, several of the girls (aged 10 to 14) began singing "Tik Tok" by Kesha. As I listened to the lyrics, I was shocked! These were "nice church girls," many of whom had grown up in Christian schools. I asked them if they knew what the words were referring to -- they did not -- and they did not care.<br /><br />I contacted their parents; some were concerned, some brushed it off. Judging by some of the girls' current Facebook pages, even the ones who said they cared really don't... It is so sad! <br /><br />I have had long talks with my children about God's direction to us to "take every thought captive" & to "think on things that are lovely, pure..." I have explained to them that our minds were created by God and need to be stewarded, the same as everything else He has placed in our care. We have discussed the concept of "garbage in -- garbage out." At this point they seem to understand & even tattle on Daddy when he occasionally switches the car radio to a country station.<br /><br />Music is a very powerful tool. It can be used to praise God & lift our spirits and it can be used to spread very un-Christ-like ideas and values. (Wasn't Lucifer the angel in charge of music?) The sheer repetition of listening to a song you enjoy, implants the message of the songwriter in your mind. We need to be careful whose messages our children are listening to.Onegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669921304344198646noreply@blogger.com