So, I have been gone the last few days to a training conference. It is good to hear others talk about their experiences and for them to share their knowledge. Then, maybe, we can glean something from one another that we can take back to our respective workplaces and make our jobs better and/or more efficient.
While at this conference, there was some entertainment that, to me, was anything but. I found the entertainment to be a bit crude and maybe a little inappropriate for an audience that included young children. Now, it wasn't overly offensive but, it did have some talk about alcohol and drugs and a few words that most parents would blush if they heard their six-year-old repeat, especially in front of the pastor. I don't know how it ended because, about five minutes into it, I left.
Today's word is Matthew 15:19, NLT, which reads, "For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander."
Now, I am not saying that the folks performing the other night were bad people; I don't even know them. They were trying to be funny and entertaining, which I am sure they probably were. However, I didn't need to allow the negative and inappropriate things to enter my ears. Why? Because, what enters my ears will eventually find its way to my heart, which will eventually enter my thoughts, which will eventually become part of my speech and behavior. Remember, Trash In = Trash Out.
We have to guard our hearts. We have to protect what is allowed to infiltrate our thoughts. We have to prohibit things from entering our ears and our eyes. If we aren't careful with what we allow in, we will eventually not care about what we allow out. Guard your heart!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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