Common Senses

Common sense - good sense and sound judgement in practical matters.
Ever been told "Use common sense" ? or "Where is your common sense?"


Common sense is what we rely on to make sound judgments. When we are faced with a decision that needs to be acted upon at the moment we use common sense to make the best sound judgment and come up with the best solution. Usually our decisions are influence by our experience, knowledge and what is around us. Basically we use our senses to filter out what is good and bad and what information is worth allowing to enter and influence us. Lately, our senses have been bombarded with so much info that it becomes impossible to try to filter all in an effective an orderly fashion. If I was to paint a picture, I would say this resembles a strainer in the faucet whose overflowing with debris and the water is rising quickly and the only way to remedy the situation is to lift the strainer up and let the water drain. The problem with that is that when we lift the strainer, meaning our filter, we not only let the water drain but also everything else that comes with it. Some of it is good and some of it is bad. If the filter/strainer is not in it's place then we run the risk of letting bad things, things that will not benefit us into our system.


Common Senses talks about three specific things that if not censored or strained in out lives, they can cause damage and influence us in a negative way.

All I hear is noise like blahzey blah, tune into the radio like hmmmm naw

nothing worth hearing is the same old song like we stuck on repeat we've been there for so long  

Radio/music has infiltrated this nation and this generation in a way that it's unprecedented. The sales of iPods, iPod Touches and other Mp3 players is astounding. As you walk down the street, or riding the train you can see not help but to notice the amount of people with headphones on. The concern is not the amount of people that are listening to music rather the type of music that they are listening to and what message it brings. Live radio brings to forefront gimmicks and plays the same 10 tracks through out the day that promote a sinful lifestyle.

Equally dangerous is television. Where reality shows are anything but reality. Where most characters bring some type of drama to boost ratings.

all I see is drama like she did what click the remote another brother got caught

reality is fake and the script is wrong we enjoy the show is monday night raw

There is an expression that says "You are what you eat." In this case you are what you see, hear and read. Whatever you put into your body, mind, thoughts that is what's going to come out of  you. The interesting thing is that most people can't get enough of it, so much so that "reality shows" are popping up left and right.

images ingrain burned on the brain skew the whole frame and who is to blame

but we eat it up like is meat flambé can't get enough so we hit the buffet

 Equally sad is that these "television/realty stars" don't know how to turn on and off their character and end up living their lives as a character rather than a real person. They get so caught up with living up to the hype, the image and the fame that it consumes them. They can not separate the real from the fake.

find selfworth when they roll the tape some live the role and find an escape

others won't let go when the time has come is a character flaw and that's all they know

Lastly, the infiltration of the internet is a worldwide phenomenon. It's influence has reached countless people through out the world. But as Peter Parker otherwise knows as Spider-man said " with great power comes great responsibility". The internet offers so many opportunities, so much information but it also comes with pitfalls and danger. Facebook and social sites have become a big part of peoples lives for communication, making connections and sharing information but it also comes with it's dangers. Not really knowing who is at the other end of the keyboard and what might truly be their agenda.

all i read is this one got it like that their keystroke is fresh but their thoughts are not

like what goes through their mind when they see the profile fingers do the talking the reply is like wow!

 Sometimes we open ourselves to this danger by sharing more that what we should. Whether information, pictures or anything personal we are open to all this and sometimes we do it to gain exposure, be popular or feel accepted.

up load the photos like look at me now this is what I look like peep my style 

showing some flesh like the next top model anxious for feedback to puff my ego

My point in all this is that we need to use our common sense  when it comes to knowing what we are feeding our common senses. Whether it's through music, through television or what we read we need to be very careful what we put in. It's true that everything is permissible, everything is possible, but not everything is beneficial.

Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.