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God's Prophetic People

said that the gateway into the soul is through the eyes. What goes into our eyes — what we open our eyes to — will directly af- fect not only our perception of things, but will also have a direct impact on our soul. In 2014, Common Sense Media published a research brief entitled Advertising to Children and Teens: Current Practices . The reported impact of television advertising on children and teens was astounding. They found that children between the ages of two and eight watched TV approximately one hour per day, and two or more hours for those eight and older. The brief dis- cussed a study that relied on Nielsen data showing that children ages two to eleven viewed an average of 25,600 TV ads per year, and “more than 40% of their ad exposure was from shows whose audience is not primarily children.” 7 Add to this all the movies kids have watched and video games they’ve played, and you can imagine how extensively they have been influenced by what they’ve seen with their eyes. Our present generation has been dramatically affected by what has gone in and through their eyes. Consider all of the violent and illegal actions, sensual or sexual scenes, and horrors they have witnessed. When these images and messages are sown into people when they’re young, it stands to reason results in the fruit our nation reaps as its children grow into adults. We need to be guardians of our eye gates, and make sure that only proper things go through.

2. Feel Feeling is what we can perceive through touch. This can

either be physical or emotional.

3. Taste Taste is something that impacts us daily —it’s the sensation we experience when we eat or drink. Some things taste sweet, others sour, and some flavors are just downright bitter or salty. What’s interesting is that we all have different

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