We live in a world with endless pleasures and flings
With pictures and music where temptation sings.
Thoughts tap into our minds and tug at our sight.
They sneak into our emotions, day and the night.
If we say, “I wish I had never had that thought.”
That’s too late. The battle is already being fought.
You can’t say, “Don’t think it,” once thinking’s begun.
That train’s left the station. The moment’s already done.
TV and movie screens offer enticements sublime,
So dodge what you can. Be careful with your time.
But when you can’t dodge, don’t sit there and stew.
Wash the dust and dirt with what’s holy and true.
You can’t unthink, once a thought’s parked in your head,
But you can embrace a much better thought, instead.
A right thought moves in and the wrong moves along,
Like light chasing shadows so they don’t last very long.
So fill up your thinking with thoughts that are right,
With kind and true ones that shine with God’s light.
Good thoughts take space the bad ones would claim.
They crowd out the noise, and they quiet the shame.
Remember, dear writer, each choice has a feel.
Emotion joins logic, both shaping what’s real.
Walk in the Spirit. Remain steady. Stand fast.
And fleshly driven urges won’t trip you at last.
Guard what you see and be washed when you must.
Plant good, holy thoughts by the Author you trust.
Your words will ring clearer. Your pages will sing
As you walk with God in each small, daily thing.
