Proverbs 20:19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

When growing up I was made to play outside, often alone. When I would come into the house for a drink of water, or to use the bathroom, the television was on soaps. I never gave it much thought at the time, but perhaps my mother was enforcing Proverbs 20:19 in my life.

I got glimpses of soap opera life and I did not get a right understanding of what they were all about. Were those soap operas a true reflection of life in America? For all I know, which was little, they were my mother’s daily fix of gossip.

Today we have “reality TV” which I do not watch. I see commercials for them and for the most part I do not think they are about gossip. I think they are about feeling good about ourselves. “At least I am not like that.” Oops, the Pharisee said that of sinners and was not justified before God. So what is it about this voyeuristic lifestyle that is so popular?

Perhaps it is because I don’t want to do a self-examination of my own short comings. Perhaps I don’t want to read my bible because I don’t want to see myself in those pages. The Word is good for correction, 2 Timothy 3:16. If you avoid reading your bible for this reason, guess what, you already know your shortcoming.

Matthew 9:12b They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Take you medicine.