The battle plan (renew) 3

The bible says, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." I like to say, "Out of the abundance of the heart the body does." Whatever thoughts we are meditating on will eventually affect our actions. If we are listening to secular music it will affect our mood. If we are watching racy movies it will affect our thought life. Paul, in writing to the church in Philippi, said, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5) What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? The word 'mind' means to have understanding or to be harmonious. What it means is that we are allowing God to enter into our thought life. Our thoughts are in harmony with Him. It also means that anything that He is not pleased with, we simply discard. If we could learn this kind of discipline we would be able to think more purely. Many people like to say, "What would Jesus do?" How about if we change that to, "What would Jesus think?"