What are they thinking about?

This is part two in our series on purity, and today we would like to talk about mental purity. When it comes to mental purity, it all starts with the eyes. What your children see is a huge factor in what they think about. We always come back to TV and movies, but if they see images there that are provocative or suggestive or sexual, that's what they'll be thinking about. Even the "PG 13" movies have scenes that could corrupt your child's mind, this especially applies to young boys. They already have so many emotions and urges roaming around in there (we know this from personal experience), and when they see certain images, that can send their mind in a tailspin. We read an article that says young boys (depending how mature they are) think about girls every 7 seconds, WOW! If their already thinking about girls that much, what would seeing a provocative image do to their mind? Not only TV and movies but you have to, let us repeat this, YOU HAVE TO MONITOR THEIR INTERNET USE! We don't have to tell you how much garbage is on the Internet, they can type in one wrong word and get more then they bargained for. Do not let your child, especially your young boys, on the Internet without the proper filters or parental controls on your computer! No matter how much you trust your children the temptation is just to overwhelming. Be a parent, it might mean a little more work on your part by monitoring what your children are looking at, or by being "strict", but that's your job! Whether you intended to have children or not, it's your job and your responsibility, not anyone else's! A couple parting thoughts are this:

  Who your child hangs out with, will influence what they look at, putting those garbage images in their mind. If they hang out with that kid who's parents don't monitor what they do, that kid will show your kid things he or she shouldn't be seeing and those things will destroy their mind. They may not see it from you, but they might see it from them.
The second and finally thought is this: Do they look and think about bad things because they see or have seen you do it? Do they know that those are dad's "movies" or that dad likes to look at "that" website? Let us say strongly that no matter how well you think you have hidden things, your kids will find them! Moreover, are you going to be a hypocrite and tell your kids not to look or think about things that you look and think about? Don't be a fool, your kids emulate you and if your doing it, it will only be a matter of time before they do it! Here's the question: What are your kids seeing? Are they seeing it from you or some bad influence in their life? If yes to any of these questions, what are you going to do about it? It's time to act, it's not to late to be the parent your kids need you to be!