Matthew 18: 7 “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. 8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. 10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

so if we think about it.. surely we have caused someone to sin at some point... I am sure that I have... but did I plot it out recognizing that I was causing someone to sin? no! I would have stopped if I had realized what I was actually doing!

I've told terra that I am going without the tv these 21 days of fasting.. and it is amazing how quickly your mind clears without the influence of tv and radio... the books I am reading are books that would be God friendly.. and the music I am listening to is christian.. so other than actual conversations with people I come in contact with, I am not subjecting myself to negative forces.. and surprisingly.. the people I see daily are not negative for the most part.. 

so that would mean that the influences I give myself are detrimental to my spiritual health... and yet... I will probably go back to it... now while that doesn't make sense to me... I also know that I can't completely shield myself from the world.. but clearly.. I need to take a break from it sometimes and have a vacation with Jesus...