Oh Be Careful Little Eyes

The other day I talked about a commercial I saw on tv this week.  This commercial for a fast food chain looked more like an ad for an x-rated film than for a hamburger.  I was appalled to say the least.

I contacted the company informing them that my family would no longer be eating their establishments and that, yes, I had informed my family and friends of what I had seen and disapproved of.

There reply?

"We regret that you were displeased with our advertising promotion. {Restaurant name here} restaurants, adopts a creative approach to our advertising. We do not aim to offend anyone with our efforts, but merely to offer entertaining content. We understand that not everyone may view our advertising the same way, so we respect all views and welcome all comments. Your feedback is very important to us."

A creative approach in advertising!?  No, that was not a creative approach.  That did not make me want to buy a hamburger.  It did not make me want to visit their chains.  It did make me want to vomit.  It did make me angry.  It did make me afraid to turn the tv on again.

We must guard our heart.  We must be careful of what we see and hear.  This garbage is everywhere.

My husband and I were discussing this yesterday.  We have very strict blocks on our computers, kindles, and cell phones through Covenant Eyes.  We closely monitor what our family watches on tv. We try to record most things on dvr so that when we watch the shows we can fast forward through commercials.  But there are occasions, like Sunday night, when we are watching a live show, like the local news, and something sneaks by us.  And then there are those times when you are driving down the highway and a billboard advertising undergarments or a store or a "place" appears and you have no way, other than trying to distract your child, to protect them.  There are women dressed inappropriately as you walk in the mall or down the street.  The list can go on and on.

I don't want this junk to fill my home or my children's eyes and hearts.  We must do what it takes to guard our children.  We must protect them.  But we must also teach them to protect their own eyes and hearts.  We must teach our children the difference between right and wrong.  We must teach them to avoid inappropriate things and when it is unavoidable, to turn their heads.  They need to learn, even at a young age, to live with integrity.  

Our children need to know what God expects and what we, as parents, expect.    We need to be careful what we let our eyes, and the eyes of our children, see.  As I told my daughter recently, what they see and do now as children and teens, it affects their future.  It is time to be careful about what we see.

O be careful little eyes what you see

O be careful little eyes what you see

There's a Father up above

And He's looking down in love

So, be careful little eyes what you see

O be careful little ears what you hear

O be careful little ears what you hear

There's a Father up above

And He's looking down in love

So, be careful little ears what you hear

O be careful little hands what you do

O be careful little hands what you do

There's a Father up above

And He's looking down in love

So, be careful little hands what you do

O be careful little feet where you go

O be careful little feet where you go

There's a Father up above

And He's looking down in love

So, be careful little feet where you go

O be careful little mouth what you say

O be careful little mouth what you say

There's a Father up above

And He's looking down in love

So, be careful little mouth what you say

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