Be careful little eyes what you see

 

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 

There's a big difference between being without fear because you know that God is in control and being fearless because you're so desensitized by all that you see and hear. 

Are you bombarding your mind with images of death and sex and war and evil? 

If you don't believe that those things affect and change you just watch the documentaries of Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. Listen to them tell their stories about the normal (even Christian) homes they grew up in and how twisted their thoughts (and eventually actions) became as their minds were imbedded with the graphic images of pornography. And how their appetites for evil grew more and more until they became two of the most famous serial killers of all time. 

We have to be vigilant about what our eyes see and our ears hear. 

There is a war for our souls and we have a choice to make. 

It reminds me of the lyrics of a song by Casting Crowns... 

"Be careful little eyes what you see

It's the second glance that ties your hands

As darkness pulls the strings

Be careful little feet where you go

For it's the little feet behind you

That are sure to follow

It's a slow fade

When you give yourself away

It's a slow fade

When black and white have turned to gray

And thoughts invade, choices made

A price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

It's a slow fade"

What are you allowing your eyes to see and your ears to hear?