This is going to take some strength and determination.  Be courageous.  You can do it, I believe in you.  Grab that remote control like a bull rider grips his saddle seconds before the gate opens.  Aim that sucker at the T.V. and turn it off.

Now that you have saved yourself from a night of brainless passivity, I recommend that you pick up a classic.  How classic you may ask?  How about reading a book written by an englishman in 1678 while he was sitting in prison?  John Bunyan was thrown in prison for preaching the Bible.  Instead of trying to bust out of the joint, Bunyan passed his time by writing the most popular Christian book of all time (not including the Bible of course).

Reading Pilgrim’s Progress is kinda like meeting a weird cousin at a family reunion.  When you first start reading the book you think you’ve made a mistake.  The book is written as an allegory.  This means that all the characters and places in the book are symbolic of other things.  Sounds like a weird cousin, huh?  But then something happens.  You start getting used to how your cousin is talking and you realize that he is actually pretty cool.  Even though he’s a lot older, you really enjoy chatting with him.  And then just when you really get into it, it’s time to leave.  The book is over and you realize that you really enjoyed your time.

Charles Spurgeon, who has been called the prince of preachers, read Pilgrim’s Progress over 100 times.  He first read it when he was just a little guy, but he continued to come back and read it over and over again for it’s encouraging message and depth of biblical truth.

As you are saving money on your electricity bill with the television off, I hope you enjoy your pilgrimmage with Christian to the Celestial City in Pilgrim’s Progress.