PT 1"Becoming A "Holy" Person" (Guard Your Eyes)

The Bible talks about the importance of being "holy. And yet, we seem to skip right over it with the idea that Jesus died to forgive us our sins, so why do I need to change how I live. And others who change in some areas but refuse to change in other areas that they know needs some work.

1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy"

Peter is of course referring back to,

Leviticus 11:44
For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 

What does that mean to be "holy"? How can I personally live a "holy" life that is pleasing to God in the midst of all the turmoil and media and everything wicked that is going on around me?
I want to lay out a couple ways in which my husband and I have decided that God would have us to live a holy separated life for Him.

(1) Guard your eyes.
This is a pretty simple one. Or so it seems. There are so many things that we look at or see without even thinking about the effects that it will have on us, or how displeasing it is to God. Because it is thrown in front of us in so many different ways that it just becomes the norm to see.
God, wants us to guard our eyes from anything that is from Satan. And a lot of what surrounds us is from satan. By that I mean the things we see on social media, tv, billboards, or even just walking down the street. Below are some verses that talk about guarding your eyes.

Proverbs 4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 

Psalm 101:3
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 

My husband and I have had to limit the amount of tv that the kiddos watch. And monitor even the cartoons that they watch.  And the same goes for us adults.
I wouldn't personally hang around in a bar or strip club. So, why would I turn on a show that has even a glimpse of what is done inside one. Or even hinted at.
I wouldn't cheat on my husband, but yet I watch romance movies where the setting for a good many of them comes from that of a cheating spouse.
Even the shows that seem to be the most harmless are filled with smut anymore. HGTV used to be one of my favorite channels. But, you turn it on now and you have to watch gay/lesbian "couples" buying a house together, or deciding how it will be decorated. By watching shows like that I am condoning the sin in which they are living.
But, what we see goes way beyond just the television.
Have you ever seen those billboards that are advertising "sexy" women or alcoholic drinks or even racy ads of any kind? These are all Satan's way of tempting you and I. He knows that we wouldn't go into one of those places or look that way. But, he puts those little (not so subtle) hints in our path and it makes you wonder what it would be like.
It is so important to keep your minds clean. Focus on a bible verse, pray and surround yourself with godly friends that hold your same standards and serve our God.
There is so, so much more that I could go into right now about guarding your eyes and different ways that satan tries to throw things into your path. But, I am going to leave it here.

Tips on how to keep from looking at the things of the world.

(1) Turn the tv off.
(2)Stay busy with God honoring activities.
(3)Cook from scratch ( It will occupy more time and lessen the temptation to watch tv)
(4)Grab a good book. (Bible based books)
(5)Spend more quality time with your children in ways that don't include tv, ipads and phones. 
(6)Do A bible study on ways to keep your eyes clean for Jesus.