Be careful little eyes what you see, be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little mouth what you say, for the father up above is looking down in love, be careful little one what you do

BE CARFUL

There is a children's song that goes something like this: "Be careful little
eyes what you see, be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little
mouth what you say, for the father up above is looking down in love, be
careful little one what you do."

It's difficult some times to watch and control all aspects of your life
isn't it? Sometimes we slip up and things just kind of slip out, but then
maybe that's in part due to what we put into our lives.

A friend tells a story about her family growing up. They were the typical
post war family with good values and good morals. They however had a
parakeet that spoke and would pick up words from anyone indiscriminately.
They hadn't worried about the occasional off color word the bird would
repeat, until the day the preacher visited.

The humorist Will Rogers said, "Live your life so that you would not be
ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."

There is an interesting passage found in Psalm 101:3 which says, "I will set
no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside;
it shall not cleave to me."

A modern translation says it this way, "I will refuse to look at anything
vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do
with them." (NLT)

I am convinced that a great part of the weakening of the moral values in
America (and the world) lays on the shoulders of Hollywood, on the movie
makers or the television show producers, of those in decision making places
who have lost all concepts of morality, of right and wrong and of good and
evil.

We heard just this past week about a young man who went on a killing spree,
and it seems from all of the evidence that he was in part trying to live the
life of a character of a movie.

At some point we must begin to take responsibility for the things we put
into our lives. The things we see, hear and speak are important. Yes, you
have the ability and the duty to refuse to watch some of the movies and
programs that are presented to you by our media. Why, because you will be
held accountable for what you put into your life. Jesus said in Matthew
12:34-36, of some folks who thought they were good, God fearing people: "You
brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right?
For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person
produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person
produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you
this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you
speak." Is it really important what you put into your life? Yes! Because it
will come out either by accident or in the final judgment.

Russ Lawson