“But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ just as Eve was tricked by the snake with his evil ways.” II Corinthians 11:3 (NCV)
So many thoughts circle in my mind. What are they thinking? Where have they been? What is their story? What can I do to help them? What am I fixing for dinner? Will I be able to get it all done? How can I juggle this schedule and still be a good mom and wife?
It is so easy for our minds to be led astray from God. There is so much pressure to be your best, look good, volunteer here, move up the corporate ladder, wear this brand of clothes, etc. Just as a computer retains each entry imputed into it, our minds file away everything we see and read. What are we watching on TV? What books are we reading? What goes in will come out. I think of the song “Oh be careful little eyes what you see,” what truth there is in that song. It’s important that we guard our minds from filth and things not of God. We must guard our eyes from what we watch, read, and see. That may mean canceling that subscription to our favorite magazine. Changing our reading lists or our favorite TV show. Eternity is so much bigger. Satan wants to lead us astray and uses our weak points to do it. Will we give in and say we can handle it or will we give it to God? He gives us the choice.
“Father, protect my mind, guard my thoughts. Guide me to things that are pure and glorifying to you.”
For His Glory,
Debbie Struble
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