“Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows
from it.”
Proverbs 4:23
Suppose I decided I would watch the movie “Gone with
the Wind” every single day of my life.
How long do you think it would be before I carried
lines from the story into my daily conversations with others?
That habit of watching the movie over and over and
over again would begin to reprogram my mind in such a way that its’ influence would
creep into every part of my life.
How I talk, how I dress, my attitude toward myself and
others, even how I spend my resources and spare time.
Maybe you’ve experienced something similar with a Star
Trek or Star Wars fan.
The same holds true for my spiritual life.
I must feed my spirit and my soul.
What I feed on determines how I grow.
If I want to grow in my walk with God then I must feed
my soul and my spirit on those things that bring that growth.
Nope, not Star Wars, Star Trek or Gone with the Wind!
None of those will do it.
Gods’ word and obedience to His will, along with
cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives is the recipe for growth.
We each get 24 hours in a day.
What we do with them determines the direction of our growth.
Many things may
be o.k. but may not build us up.
It takes more than just ‘avoiding’ evil.
It requires no less than hundreds of deliberate
choices every day that feed that hunger for God more than a hunger for the
things of this world.
So set aside the distractions, whatever they are for
you personally,
and pursue God!
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