Devotion for the day!

Reflection:

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What it says?

The passage above tells me /you that we should dwell on the things that are true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and of good repute. Not only that. We should practice what we had learned from the Word of God and what we had seen from the people of God in the Bible. Also, focus my/your eyes on anything worthy of praise.

What I think?

It is quite not so easy nowadays because we are bombarded with lies from the world. Like if we buy a certain toothpaste, our smiles will be brighter, and our teeth will be sparkling whites. Or it is ok to have sex with anyone you like as long as both partners agreed. Our minds are intoxicated and polluted with all the propaganda from the world. There is a saying that “we are what we think and we are what we eat.”

I read that flamingos were not born pink. As babies, they have light gray colors. They became pink because they eat mostly shrimps, and certain kinds of algae that have lots of beta carotene in them. Beta carotene is reddish-orange pigment ( the stuff that makes color)

So, like the flamingos, we are what eat. I am not saying that if we eat too many carrots, we will turn into an orange color. I don’t think we need to worry about it because we do only not eat carrots, but also other variants of food that have other colors. And if we eat a lot of junk foods, then our body will suffer from many sicknesses. So, we should be careful what we take in. Remember, our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We cannot pollute the body that was made holy by the blood of Jesus.

Well, the things we see, hear, and think about- become part of who we are. For example, we might hear a certain melody that we like and started singing the song. But are we aware of the lyrics? Does it feed our minds with things that are pure and holy?

Seeing the news about the war between Ukraine and Russia makes us hate a certain man and feel sorry for refugees. What can we do about it? We can of course help the refugees in some way, but to focus our eyes on the war 24/7 will make us depressed and fearful.

All the things that we watch on tv, YouTube, TikTok, etc. on the internet affect us very much. Not to mention the books we read or any reading materials. Would our thoughts then please God? I read in a book that we can never unsee or unhear something. It will forever be inside our brains, coloring who we are. So, we ought to be careful what we let in because there is a saying that if we put garbage in us, then it will be garbage that will come out from us too.

What shall I do?

So, how we can keep garbage out of our minds? I believed that I/you should apply the verse above. To put out the bad thoughts away, we should fill our minds with things that are true, (word of God) honorable, right, pure, lovely, whatever is of good repute and praise. It said that if we practice those things, God’s peace will be with us. Practice means that we should do it all the time. Like if we want to lose weight, it is not enough to just practice eating nutritious food one day. It should be practice day after day.

Practice

Something will always fill our minds. It is up to us what we want to absorb or not. If a thought does not fit God’s words, we should not dwell on it. Practice…practice and practice! Faith cometh by hearing and hearing the word of God. It is the same with doubt. If we just listen and listen to the world, then our faith will waver and we began to doubt God’s goodness.