Don’t Let The Lipstick Stick!

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,

be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”

Psalm 19:14

 

 

 

If you are going to think like Jesus Christ then what you need to do is…

Repeatedly eliminate anything unholy from your mindset!

Just curious – in that last statement was there any word that seemed to stand out to you?

Don’t make me repeat it!

I think you get the point.

As we talked about previously – a renewed mind – unlike salvation, is not accomplished in a moment.

It is a process.

And one of the steps in that process is to simply change what you think about.

Change what your mind dwells on.

You sit at your computer and make a decision.

You can read and view those things that edify and build up or you can read and view unholy things. (I’ll leave it at that!)

But don’t be deceived into thinking that the unholy words, images and thoughts will not leave a lasting impression.

I have an older sister who is now the ‘matriarch’ of the family.

The ‘tradition’ of kissing the little ones and leaving the lipstick impression on their cheek has fallen to her.

We can always tell when Amy is around by the ‘impression’ she leaves on the little ones.

So it is with our mind.

It is left with the ‘impressions’ we make by our reading, viewing and thinking habits.

You cannot fill your mind with unholy thoughts and expect holy fruit as a result.

Those thoughts must be eliminated.

Not once, not twice, not a hundred and one times but as often as they are allowed to enter our minds.

Are you starting to understand that this is a process?

Here’s the good news.

You do not need to be alone in this effort.

Earnestly ask the Holy Spirit to point out when the ‘…meditations of your heart’ are not pleasing in His sight.

He is faithful to do that!

When He does – eliminate them.

Don’t give unholy thoughts safe harbor.

Don’t let the lipstick stick!