Hobbies...the activities we do in our leisure time...are of great importance.
Reading has always been a passion of mine, and I will read anything -- fiction, nonfiction, the back of a shampoo bottle if nothing else is available -- and I'm open to reading any genre, any book that captures my interest.
Yet I am more discerning in my choices than I used to be. In the past when I would read literally anything, Stephen King and J.K. Rowling were my favorite authors. Now that I know God, I'm more cautious about what I choose to read, watch, and listen to.
What we allow into our minds is just as important...or even more so...as what we eat for the body's nourishment.
Reading can expand the mind, but many books aren't worth the time. Many of them are dark, disturbing, depressing, and unholy, containing morally degenerate themes and images that taint the mind. The same is true of movies and music. That's why I now only read books that are spiritually nourishing. If the Holy Spirit convicts me not to read a book, I won't.
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