Don’t you wish you could erase some things from your memory? If God were to give you a new heart and mind, would you be more careful about the things you would allow into your mind and heart?
Recently I read that kids between 4 and 6 years would rather watch TV than spend time with their fathers. Without a doubt, we are a visual society. We would rather watch than read. It is scary to think about the stuff that our kids are seeing and hearing.
What are you thinking about most of the time? Does it matter what we think about? Absolutely! Our mind is always working. It will process whatever “food” we give it. The bible tells us that a man is “as he thinks within himself”. (Proverbs 23:7)
God makes it clear that what we think about is of extreme importance because what we think about will change us one way or another. Think a lot about evil things and you will commit evil. Think about “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, excellent or praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8) and you will glorify God.
So, how do we get the nasty stuff out of our minds? We will get it out the same way you get out the air from an empty bottle. Put water in any empty bottle and you will get the air out. Fill your mind with Truth (The Word of God) and you will be transformed. (Romans 12:2)
Want to please God and not sin against Him? Then hide (memorize) His word in your heart (mind). (Psalm 119:11) Such a person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1:3)
