There is a lot in the media that is good but most of it is rubbish. If you are caught up in the daily grind of a hand to mouth existence, it might be a release; a hope, or an irrelevance. The media can educate and inform and has the potential to do great good. But most of it is trivial twaddle.
Outwardly our attitude to the media is prayerful and critical. We campaign to protect the vulnerable and the abused and sound warnings when boundaries are breached: a prophetic voice understood within each culture. The shared values of our nation drives us to engage prophetically with our culture so that we can pray into it and bring healing in the name of Jesus.
As individuals our stand is important. Our priority is a deep relationship with God with no space for escapism from the moment by moment engagement of this relationship. Jesus is our Lord and our maker and no time is not his time. He knows and he searches us, purifying us as we turn to him through his grace. He loves us unconditionally.
Things aren't easy. We will have to make tough decisions. We might actually find ourselves outside where we would hope to be. The problem is we are super affluent and we live in a hugely rich culture saturated by the media. We barely have time to stop and think. Am I happy? We're often so tired and don't consider our own well-being. Our work places demands on us and makes us machines for the system. This is the curse we are under and wealth doesn't make it any easier. In fact Jesus warns us that being rich makes it harder.
Somehow in the midst of all this affluence we need to keep ourselves centred on God. Blessings are promised to the poor in spirit so it will help if we can simplify our lives. God has made the sacrifice so that in Jesus this is possible. Being in Jesus we are enabled to be part of the system but detached from it. In Jesus we can face the media with wisdom.
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