This chapter convicted me in an amazing way.
My day is full of interesting things. School, family, reading, cooking, and all sorts of different activities. It is so easy to accept the world.
This book made a fantastic suggestion. Make what your looking for a habit. In this case a pure mind. Television I have found is a dangerous habit. So is the computer. I learn a wealth of information from both however. The truth is that I never really thought about my discipline of mind. besides shielding myself from things I know are sinful. What about the compromise? I realize now that spending uncontrolled time in this media world leads to ungodly compromise!
There is such a thing as 'Christian mental programming.' And I for one definitely do not work on this enough. It is sad how often I go through my day without thinking about what I am exposed to.
When something is important to us, we think about it. What are our minds filled with? Money, internet, friends, self image? It may be our instinct to assume that our 'obsessions' are all wrong. Barbara points out that if we intentionally point our thoughts to God they fall from obsessions to ponderings on Him.
It is difficult to write how important reading and studying the Bible is. The longer I go without it the more untrained my thoughts become. I think once I learn to refuse what I desire I will be able to embrace what God wants in my life. All balanced out.
XoXo
Faith Mae
2 comments:
That is so true Faith... I often feel so weighed down by the effects of the noise and technology and things that pull us closer to worldly things and farther from the things of God. But I definitely think that the fight to bring your own mind ever closer to God is something that you really have to realize on your own, and have the will power to change in your personal life. It is so encouraging when you know that there are other people out there fighting the same battle. Thank you for once for once again inspiring me...until later
<3 Julia
I understand the way you feel. I'm so grateful for God convicting me! Without His book I don't think I would be even remotely wise enough to see my own sin...
Thank you for reading and responding.
XoXo
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