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Scrub Your Hard Drive
Theme of the Week: Fantasy Foothold
Friday, October 6, 2006

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Key Bible Verse: Guard your heart, for it affects everything you do (Proverbs 4:23).Bonus Reading: Philippians 4:8

Just like software that removes unwanted junk from your computer, so the Lord can apply His amazing power to your imagination to give you a fresh start:

Admit to the porn cookies hiding out in the recesses of your inner being. Ask God to cleanse your thoughts by the power of His shed blood.
Make a fresh commitment of your mind to the Lord. In your times of prayer and moments in His Word, dedicate your thoughts and imaginations to God. Let the "washing with water through the Word" (Ephesians 5:26, NIV) scrub those images of impurity from your mental hard drive.
Replace purged files with powerful downloads of biblical truth. Memorize key passages of Scripture about God's holiness, the call to purity, and the power of the Bible to keep you from temptation. Review them daily.
Let your imagination soar each day in the path of its divine design. The One who thought the galaxies into being wants to nourish your mind for His glory. Imagine the power of His resurrection … the glories of heaven … the joy of your eternal rewards.

—Daniel Henderson in Think Before You Look

My Response: A Scripture verse I'll keep on the ready today is …

Thought to Apply: We can't prevent sexual addiction within the church if we don't change our message from "how to feel better now" to the unpopular biblical theme that "what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later" (Rom. 8:18).—HARRY SCHAUMBURG

Adapted from Think Before You Look (Living Ink Books, 2005) by permission.

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Prayer for the Week

I admit, Lord, that my heart can't be pure if my mind is morally smeared. Help me crowd out the junk with what is "true and honorable and right."

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