Social Media 4: Never-Ending Entertainment

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Audio: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZpzXzpPpCOU?si=-QI8nhbD8Y0RltYf


We live in a world where entertainment never stops and it’s in the palm of our hand.

Funny videos, chilling stories, dramas, true crime.  There’s always something to watch. It promises relaxation, but often it leaves us numb, distracted, or even disturbed. Before we know it, hours are gone. And the Word of God? Untouched.

Proverbs 4:25–27 says, “Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”

God calls us to walk with purpose. When we give too much time and attention to entertainment, we often turn aside from what matters. We stop pondering the path of our feet. The time that should be spent in the Word, in prayer, or doing God’s business, is stolen by stories that don’t feed the soul.

Hebrews 12:1 warns us to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us.”  Not all entertainment is sinful, but it becomes a weight when it slows our spiritual growth or dulls our hunger for God.

Romans 13:14 tells us, “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” Endless scrolling and watching often feeds the flesh more than the spirit.

The truth is simple: entertainment is not evil in itself. But if it keeps you from time with the Lord, it’s become an idol.


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