Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In our study today, we will dwell in large part on the ways and means that are given in scripture to purify, and keep unsullied the well-springs of our thoughts, for if our mental cogitations are right, the inevitable good actions and words will follow. One’s purity of heart and mind does not happen by accident; it takes diligent, well directed effort under the auspices of The Holy Ghost, to keep our minds from wandering upon forbidden themes.
Like with anything else in the spiritual realm, any study of growth in grace, and the maintaining of a person’s equilibrium, as it pertains to keeping one’s mind pure, must begin and must continue with the presence and power of The Holy Spirit.
The presence and power of The Holy Ghost enables persons to sift through the bombardment of evils that keep coming our way every day, and He helps us to distinguish clearly between the pure and true, and those low, trifling thoughts which too are often allowed to occupy valuable real estate space in the “brainosphere”.
Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!