What Goes In Must Come Out

I am pretty pissed right now because i had written my entire blog out and then when to look for a picture and the app that i was using on my ipad deleted it all!!!!! ugh. I woke up in the middle of the night last night ready to write a blog about the terrible dream that i had. I hate dreams where i am being chased, falling, zombies, or rabbies infested animals. I mention all of these because I at some point in my life I have run into dreams that are along the lines of this terror. I hate them. What struck me the most was that how i could have such dreams particularly about zombies when I veer so far away from anything related to zombies. The only zombie things i really know are what commercials that i see and they are at a rarity. Then i related this situation to how what we put into our bodies eventually come out. It comes out in different forms such as through dreams, or acts or thoughts. The scary thing is for how little i inadvertently put in it eventually comes out.

I searched for the verse that sunday school always used to combat bad music but i wasnt sure that i was finding the right one. What i did find is in Matt where Jesus is talking about first the food that you put in your body will eventually come out and then he moves into the importance of filling your heart with Christ.

Matthew 15:11,17-20 (NIV)
What goes into a man\’s mouth does not make him `unclean,\’ but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him `unclean.\’ \” [17] \”Don\’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? [18] But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man `unclean.\’ [19] For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. [20] These are what make a man `unclean\’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him `unclean.\’ \”

It has really enlightened me to the fact that what I am putting into my body is very important. In a joking sense food wise. What i put in my mouth will eventually come out the other end. If i feed my self vile things then even viler things will surface the other end. The healther the less vile. (cuz thats still nasty) Same goes with spiritually. The better I feed my heart the more loving compassionate kind and caring are my actions and thoughts. Thus the importance of maintaining a health scripture diet. That though brought me to another passage that kind of ties this entire thought together.

Philippians 4:7-9 (NIV)
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [8] Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. [9] Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

I dont realize some of the tiny things that are in my life that cloud my mind. Even small commercials or magazine ads that have no business in my brain some how find their way into my thoughts. I want to be better at guarding my heart. Keeping it from useless knowledge and things that may block it from what really matters. It make me think of the old sherlock holmes. its on neflix and the man is insane with details. The thing that amazes me is the attention to detail and how he allows nothing but important information into his brain. I want to be like that with my spiritual life. God help me to guard what comes into my life. Help it to be honoring and pleasing to you.