Think about what you are putting into your mind

Have you joined the "think about what you're putting into your body" movement a lot of folks are in these days?
 

Food manufacturers have to put labels on their products that tells you what's in those tempting little snacks. I can't believe the fat grams, the calories, the sodium and the cholesterol. Hello, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, triple bypass surgery...

Actually, that contents list is a great thing for all of us. A lot of us aren't making our food decisions based just on how good it tastes. We care about what's in the things that are about to be in us!

It's a good idea to pay attention to the contents before you put something in your mouth, or your mind. In Philippians 4:8 we read:

"Finally, brethren, 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.

That's God's diet plan for your heart. And notice the deciding factor is the content! Not if it's funny or entertaining, not if it’s interesting. Not if it's something "everyone" is seeing or listening to, not if you like the tune or style.

We can't afford to pick what we eat just based on whether or not we like the taste. That’s a good way to have an early date with a heart specialist or an undertaker. No, we must decide based on whether or not the contents of the food is unhealthy.

That's how Jesus wants us to decide what we read or watch or listen to. Look at the contents. Does it pass God's test for what gets into your heart? Is it something to be admired? Is what it says or shows pure? Is it something Jesus would feel comfortable with? Would He laugh at it?

God cares about what you're "eating" mentally. He makes that very clear when He says in:

 (Proverbs 4:23) Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

If an animal happens to fall in a well and dies, it will pollute the water that comes out of that well. It's the same with your mind. If you allow something polluted or dead in there, it will contaminate the well for a long time.

Guard your heart !