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What MTV taught me about forgiveness

If your life is in a drama state right now, do an attitude check to see if the vile and destructive attitude of unforgiveness is lurking around your soul.

Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 12:07 (BST)
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No, I don't normally carve out time to watch MTV. Yes, I used to watch it - you know, back when MTV (which stands for music television) actually showed MUSIC. Oh yes, I was there at the beginning. I was there on that awesome August 1 night/early morning, when at 12:01 am, the words "Ladies and Gentlemen, rock and roll" - followed by Video Killed the Radio Star...and MTV was launched into existence.

About Forgiveness

But now I no longer 'want my MTV,' because music television has become a Frankenstein like mish mash of yo yo bling bling videos, 'reality' shows that are as far from reality as the man on the moon is from planet earth, and a compelling series about finding a BFF for Paris Hilton.

Gee, wonder why I'm not tuned in?

Yet in all the pimp this and Tila Tequila that, I have found one ray of sunshine in the otherwise darkened world of MTV. It's a new series called "The Paper." Essentially, it is a reality show about a group of high school students who put together the school paper - which at face value sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry - but when you throw together interesting characters, power struggles and personality conflict, you get a great show straight off the presses.

One of the elements that drives the tension in "The Paper" is the continual relationship struggles mixed with power plays, backstabbing, and general teenage angst.

And this is where MTV taught me something about forgiveness.

And what might that be? Well, remove forgiveness from your life and watch the headlines of your life go from bad to worse.

Here are a few examples:

TEEN GIRL HOLDS ON TO BITTERNESS - CAN'T FIND ANY HAPPINESS IN LIFE

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S GRUDGE DRIVES EVERYONE AWAY

STUDY SHOWS THAT UNFORGIVING PEOPLE HAVE MORE HEALTH PROBLEMS

Of course if everyone forgave each other (and themselves) on "The Paper," we wouldn't have all the drama necessary for a popular show.

But do you really need all that drama in your life? That's why over and over and over again the Bible warns against holding on to things that you should really let go of. In fact, if you are a Christian, you have been forgiven of all your offenses against God - past, present, and future. So when God says to you - "you are completely forgiven" - then you turn around and withhold forgiveness from others, God is definitely not pleased.



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Added: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 21:10 (BST)

When I started reading this article, I assumed it would be about how MTV shows you a window into the Babylon of the 20th century or something similar. It is a good take on the "Paper", but you could probably take the same lesson from all of MTV's programming. The entire channel is a humorous look at the self aborbent in this world. If you can't laugh at life, then you are in for an arduous journey.

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