Mind Garbage

Lately, I have noticed that I spend an inordinate amount of time filling my mind with trash. Do you ever do that? Turn on the TV when there is really nothing that you want to watch? Surf Facebook aimlessly just to catch up on the latest gossip? Consume your day with thoughts of what's going on in the lives of everyone else instead of examining your own heart? Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I recently became hooked on this show called Homeland. The show centers around Sergeant Nicholas Brody, who returns home from Iraq after eight years of being M.I.A., and Carrie Anderson, a C.I.A. agent who suspects he may be planning an attack on America. I hang on the edge of my seat every episode; the suspense is a killer! However, the show also is so disturbing and and perverted that I honestly can't justify watching it anymore.

I'm not trying to condemn people who watch Homeland, or any other TV show, for that matter. I'm also not trying to say that we should all shut ourselves in a closet and be ignorant about things which happen in the real world. I just can't help but think that I need to be more conscious of what is filling my mind because, like it or not, what we see and hear influences who we are. I pray that I can become a better steward of my time by thinking on eternal matters more often than petty, earthly ones.

Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. -Ephesians 5:15-16