It Will Come Out...

     What are you watching? What are you listening to?  How does it affect your thinking?  Does it move you closer to God or steal you away from him.  Does it give you peace or snatch peace from your grasp.  There was a time when I was watching the news and seeing nothing but horrible reports everyday.  It got to the point that it became depressing and made me fretful.  The truth is that the newscasts usually report with a negative slant and for every negative report shown there were millions of good reports that went unnoticed.  So now I only watch news for the weather.

     The things we put in front of our eyes and in our minds can carry over into our spirits.  So we have to be careful of what we are taking in.  That's not saying that every song you listen to has to be a gospel song.  Nor does it mean that only 'churchy' television shows and movies are permissible.  And please don't get caught up in only developing relationships with fellow Christians.  Just keep all your interactions positive and try not to offend the Lord.  Your inner God will tell you what is okay and what is not.  If you get a gnawing feeling on the inside and you feel like something is just not right when you're doing something, then don't do it.  In short, be mindful of what you expose yourself to, because what you put in will surely come out.

Scripture:

Philippians 4: 8, 9 Finally, brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Prayer:
Lord, we don't have the spirit of the world. We have the spirit that is of you.  Help us make decisions that will keep the spirit you have given us protected.