You Are What You See (and Hear)
Mrs. Elisabeth Bloechl
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hat do you think about frequently?1 What does your mind run back to, consciously or not? How do these thoughts affect your lived life, desires, emotions? We often don’t realize it, but our thoughts shape our lives. Let me illustrate. A man meets a new co-worker. He soon discovers she is witty and intelligent (beside attractive). He finds himself daydreaming about her frequently, even when he is on a date with his wife. The more he thinks about her, the more he wants to see her and talk with her. He finds excuses to visit her cubicle, share lunch, walk her to her car. Without realizing it, he soon cultivates a deep desire for her. It is not long before his wife is calling her pastor in tears over her husband’s unfaithfulness.
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Where our minds go, our eyes, heart, and feet follow. Likewise, our minds follow our eyes, heart, and feet; even as our hearts follow our minds and eyes. No one element of us is separated or unaffected from the other.2 Little wonder that God calls us to set our minds on things above, to renew our minds, and to guard our hearts and minds and eyes—to conform every aspect of ourselves to Jesus’ image (Col. 3:2; Rom. 12:2; 1 Pet. 1:13; Prov. 4:23; Luke 11:33–36). However,
