"WHAT YOU HEAR"

             I thank the Lord God almighty for the opportunity towrite this and for the wisdom he bestowed upon me. The topic before me is "WHAT YOU HEAR". The bible says Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. The heart itself is internal, something has to go in , be processsed before another thing goes out(extenal).Hence,every action that you perform outside is by virtue of what you have let into your mind or heart through the passages: your mouth,your EAR and your eye. But most importantly today we will be dealing with the ear,as regards to how it affects, your actions and your life as a whole.

            Furthermore, it is not news or new,that your ear is what you use  to hear "instructions" either consciously or unconsciously.And instructions go a long way in shapening our lives as Christians(Believers) or as humans, and it will be detrimental not to follow them,no wonder the Bible says in Prov 1:7  "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. The Bible goes further to say,he shall die without instuction(prov  5:23),  yes but the kind of instructions being made reference to here are Godly instructions,inspired only by him(God) alone. 

           However , this note is going to be focusing on unconscious instructions that we give ourselves and how injurious they can be to our lives. Majoryly,when i was thinking of this write -up,the major theme that flooded my head was music,a very powerful tool that can be manipulated to serve different purposes and also used to serve Good purposes. As we approach the last minutes,the Devil has flooded the atmosphere of this generation with lust and one of the ways he has used to propagate and groom this seed is through Music. The list continues,but we are going to be discussing them as we go along.This is not new because it had been foretold

"  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,  Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;   Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.  For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,  Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 TIM 3 : 1-7 (KJV)"

                 What you devote your ear- time to,affects your life  more than you can ever imagine, hence if you devote it to things that are not edifiable, you leave yourself in a tightcorner with little or nothing to be done to help you. When I get to discuss with young believers like me, and the reasons they give(i once gave ) for listening  them("MUSIC"),it sounds reasonable in the world we live in, but it sounds foolish when it comes to the House he has gone to prepare for us(john 14). "I listen to it,just for listening sake" that might have been your thought but they go farther than that,this things get stuck in your mind,become visually reproduced in your minds when you sing those lyrics,you understand why it is "good" ,then the issues of your life are unconsciously or consciously dragged towards that direction.

           Furthermore,let us go a bit more practical here, A brother in church is struggling with lust, and what he listens to  talks about sex,"booty",kiss...the inexhaustible list of terms associated with lustful desires. When he is in a situation,what will come to his head is  not the bible but those lyrics, it will "ginger" him up to continue and this things come along with spirits.As a christian, you understand that the more you are conscious of yourself, the less conscious you are about God.You have to kill self,  and make yourself totally yeilded to him to enjoy a smooth ride with God. And what you listen to everyday talks about how much you can acquire,spending the money, flexing and enjoying,that you are better than the other person etc.. all these are vanity Upon vanity and they are grossly unscriptural, and so why occupy your hearts with such things. A heart that ought to have been renewed, why allow it buy into the old ways:like a dog going back to its vomit.

           I pray you get an understanding about this message and dont just take it for granted, I will not be drawn into the arguement of whether it is a sin or not;where is it written in the bible that it is a sin, but the bible says in Philipians 4 : 8"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." what you listen to,what kind of thoughts do they evoke when you listen to them,do they fulfil any of the yardstick above?I know how uneasy it can be, the wonderful beats,sweet voices,but what so ever will hinder your heavenly race,is it worth the risk of hanging unto it, are you ready to miss this:Mat_13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father."...continue the passage... Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.