What a great weekend of doing nothing but getting some much-needed rest, spending time with family and having an incredible time responding to all God has done for me.
Through regaining strength, I was also reminded of my potential for weakness on a couple of occasions. The one I’m posting about came from the simple act of turning on the television and watching The Celebrity Apprentice.
I’ve never been super big on reality shows, but after watching an episode of the regular Apprentice in my Communication for Professionals class last year and liking it, I decided to watch Donald Trump fire some famous people.
Like most things on TV, “reality” shows give you a chance to pick your favorites and decide who you don’t like. I realized right away that I was enjoying some of the characters on the show more than others (believe it or not, the milk-straight-from-the-cow-drinker Tom Green was very rational and has great business sense).
What I noticed about myself was the potential to start judging the contestants on the show not by how they were doing, but by their worth as human beings. I think that’s true for a lot of people who watch these kind of shows, and something that is dangerous to do, whether it be the news stations, reality TV, music videos, talk shows, entertainment news, etc.
Do you find yourself judging others as you learn about them? Do their actions or flaws get in the way of you seeing them the way God does? Personally, I see where it’s easy to do if I’m not careful.
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