My Mom Always Said......

...trash in, trash out!

Seriously, she said it a lot! When I was growing up and I wanted to watch or listen to something that she didn't think was good for me (mainly MTV), she would remind me of this simple truth. You know how when it's your mom...it totally annoys you? Now that I am a mom, I "get" that mine only wanted what's best for me. I want the best for my kids as well. I want them to grow to be men of God, boys who love the Truth, and warriors of the Word. Anyhow, there is this really cool song that I started hearing a few months back. It's called Garbage In, Garbage Out, and it's very catchy. If I were savvy enough...I'd put it on here for you to listen to! But, alas, I am not (and Josh isn't home to help!). When you hear/see the words to this song, you realize that it's so true. What we fill our minds with will affect us, and it will affect others when we speak. I am reminded of Matt. 12:34, which says, "....for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks."

(Thanks, Mom....for teaching me God's ways. I am His child today because of the upbringing I had. I am thankful for your little "Barb-isms" now, even though I know I rolled my eyes at you at the time!)

Garbage In, Garbage Out (by TAL & ACACIA)

Sittin' alone now,

Thinkin' about things

Goin' on inside of me

Feelin' so angry, so sin filled

And I wonder how this could be

But now I remember what you said to me long ago...

That what goes in you

Will one day surely show

It's gonna show

Garbage in, garbage out

What goes in is found out

All can see what goes in me

I pay the price

(repeat)

I fill my mind with bad things

So horrible

I feel ashamed they show

I've taken sin so lightly

That lately, oh, the darkness is all I know

The time is now

Oh, to leave the junk behind

The moment has arrived

Where I no longer am blind

It's garbage in

Garbage in, garbage out

What goes in is found out

All can see what goes in me

I pay the price

(repeat)

Jesus

Forgive me for leaving you to please myself

Jesus

I see the mistake in loving this world's wealth

Oh Lord, grab hold of this sin-filled child

For now, 'cause the darkness is all around

Garbage in, garbage out

What goes in is found out

All can see what goes in me

I pay the price

(repeat 3x)

*I got the words from a video on You Tube, and I was just looking through some of the comments. One says this: What you consume will eventually consume you. Beware. It's true.*