What goes in your ears?

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy–meditate on these things.

I used to be the headbanger at heart, the trash TV of all sorts, the filth that fills our airwaves I filled myself with. I struggled with porn for many years as many people do in a hidden sin that happens behind closed doors. My mind was a garbage dump of the trash of society. Early in my pursuit of God and the things of God, He began to show me the filth I had been putting in my thoughts. One of the very first steps I made was to listen to Christian radio instead of the typical head bangn’ music. God started a transformation of my thoughts that continues even today.

Paul was trying to live that example, show them on how to live; of what to think about; of what is good to put into their minds. Philippians 4:9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Christ had given us the example of removing the filth of the world from our mind, to find the good in everything, to seek God in everything. A heart that seeks the good in everything is a heart after God. The more time that you spend weeding out the filth, and finding the good, the more you see God revealed to you. The noble that you seek is like a warning system for the unworthy that surrounds us every day. The Holy Spirit is that inner alarm that will warn you when you seek that which is unworthy and not of God.

Christ was speaking of the false prophets in Matthew 7; of how to enter into heaven by the narrow gate. In this passage he uses the analogy of the fruits that each tree bares. Matthew 7:16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Just as the false prophet may seem good, they bear bad fruit. The truth comes out of what they have been putting in. You cannot claim Christ and live for the world 95% of the time. When you speak, those that hear will know where your heart lies. A change as simple as the music that you listen to can change the course of your heart.