Guard your mind

rough notes 8. How can I cultivate the attitude of giving in my life and those in my family? Give because it is a good thing to do Give because we have all received the free gift of salvation worth more than anything we can give Let your family see you give but don't do it for credit If it's not genuine people will feel it 9. I lost everything now what? Recognize you still have lived the most precious gift Crying is okay and in most cases necessary Thank God like Job in the bible Make small plans to recoup where possible and practical Crush bitterness in your heart as soon as you feel it bible examples and stories. 10. Life has not turned out the way I  had hoped. Help Most people can say that their perfect narrative has not worked out exactly Don’t stop working at life Make small attainable goals Take it day by day or hour by hour whatever makes sense for you Read the story of Job and or Joseph (Joseph story is easier) 11. Watching shows and movies listening to music all made by unbelievers Although quite fun very dangerous Books even more so Listening to twisted ungodly catch tunes can have you doing what you wouldn't have otherwise ( if you are an emotional and musical person this might be worse for you)  but that is just my opinion People really do have soundtracks to their lives if you don't know  what it is here is some homework: If you are able to recall serious losses, triumphs, no experience, heartache, bad decisions, by year even month and day ie.. your sweet 16 years lookup music use to listen to or even the billboard charts at that time or just think about a time in your life and chances are you can remember a song that gives you a certain feeling every time you hear it or see it video or movie ( even a play might have more of an effect). Example from my life: Fine young cannibals - I've been thinking about you Chicago -  songs and the Karate Kid Bobby Brown- Roni Mint condition - pretty Brown eyes Across the bridge- church song Song by t-pain - everybody's hands goes up etc… The Cranberries - Linger Cindy Lauper - True Colours Movies- if you are taken away by them and enter the world of the Characters it can affect you profoundly. Examples Lawless - three brothers fight through life during prohibition Shawshank - Andy Duphrenes life of misfortune Sling Blade - Green Mile-  (Michael Clark Duncan & Tom Hanks The passion of the Christ Prince of Egypt The Ten Commandments - Charlton Heston The Sound of Music Kuch Kuch Hota Hai  S Khan (SRK) Kal ho Naho - S  Khan Foreigner - Jackie Chan Django unchain - Jamie Foxx So consider when you watch and listen The following scripture obviously is not talking about music and movies but if you can grasp the concept of being free from fleshly emotions of doing certain things that are legalistic but unprofitable in the grand scheme of life. We can consider that tugging at our emotions by music lyrics beautiful voices, lavish lifestyle horrible occurrences, rapturing emotions brought to us by unsaved ungodly and unwell people. It's a deep level of consideration that one has to go through to come to this conclusion. But if you know what I mean then you know it is just that simple.