In a recent Q&A session, John Piper addressed a question that could have come from my own mouth, “Most of the time I’d rather spend time being entertained than spend time in God’s word. How do I break this hold that entertainment has on my heart?”
Dr. Piper graciously offers a few pieces of advice. Several are the difficult but obvious solutions (prayer, Bible reading etc.) but one his last solution has lodged in my thoughts:
One last suggestion: think about your death. Think about your death a lot. Ask what you’d like to be doing in the season of life, or hours or days, leading up to meeting Christ. I do that a lot these days. I think about the impact of death, and what I would like to be found doing, and how I would prepare to meet him and give an account to him.
If you too struggle with the pull of our entertainment culture I encourage you to read or listen to Dr. Piper’s full answer.
2 Responses to “Memento Mori”
I’m going to give that Dr. Piper feller a try; sounds like he might prove stimulating.
BTW, compare this post with the “wishlist” below. I feel your pain, brother; I am the same way ;o/
@ Wrymouth: Yes the contrast between this post and my gizmo wishlist is a perfect example of the war going on inside of me.