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Putting off the old

If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in
Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to
your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self,
which is being corrupted in accordance
with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the
spirit of your mind, and that you be renewed in the
spirit of your mind, and put on the new self,
which in the likeness of God has been created in
righteousness and holiness of the truth."
Ephesians 4:21-24

It is so tough to lay aside my old self at times. But, with Christ all things are possible! As I am made more aware of his truths I must choose to obey or not to. I have done the "not to" so many times in the last 4 and a half years and have found that it is so much easier to just obey the first time. Growing pains are rough at times, however, I am grateful for them. It is through them that I grow closer to my heavenly Father.
I'm sure you have guessed by now that we are going through some growing in our home right now. In the past 7 and a half years my hubby and I have made quite a video collection for ourselves. God has been working on both of us and we are both to a point where we know we have to do something about it. Recently at Mothering from the Heart marathon (www.mfth.org) Audrey said "If you don't want your kids to find it - don't have it in the home". There is so much truth to this, even in the best hiding places, or when you relax for a moment and forget.?. Well, I have rationalized that "I don't let my children watch them". But, if my children can't watch it why should I let the filth enter my mind and home. What we fill our minds and hearts with, is what comes out. We are weeding out our "great" collection. There were 30 that right away we both agreed could go in the "out" pile, and have stacks left to weed through. But what to do with them. Do we sell them or at least give them away, or toss them? Should we be the facilitators of filth entering someone else's mind? It is so hard to see so much money literally be thrown out. It frightens me how far away from God and His plan that we all are when left to our flesh.
So, what would you do with them?

Comments

Michele said…
I completely agree that if it's not something the kids should see, it's probably not something I should see. I would just throw the videos away.
March 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM
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