Taking Captive Every Thought

Being that there is so much time to think or read as we slowly cross the boarder; I read a little from the book, Celebration Of Spiritual Disciplines. “This is why the issue of TV programming is so important. With innumerable murders being portrayed each evening on prime time TV, the repetition alone trains the inner mind in destructive though patters” (p. 65). This got me thinking about my movies and thoughts (evil thoughts) that run though my head. I guess that is why the Bible tells us to take captive very thought (2 Corinthians 10:5). It just brings me back to the thoughts of how certain people have been on my mind (things that have bothered me in how they said them) and the evil thoughts towards them kept me from reading just before (reading the book, these evil thoughts, of anger and spite, filled my head and kept me from reading anymore of the book until I gave them to Christ). But I can just see how true that quote is from examples in my own life. It is much easier to get rid of thoughts when I give them to the LORD right away, rather then when I have dwelt on them for a long time, not matter what kind of thoughts sexual, anger, hate, or bitterness.
Examples of this can be seen in many areas of my own life from the personality, to my sexuality, and my tendencies. I can just see how certain people have become just hated in my eyes when I they have never really done anything wrong, but just looked or acted different then me, but I dwelt on the idea that the way that they dressed or talked made them less then me. Even though I never knew their hearts, minds or desires; yet I would judge them solely on their outward appearance and physical actions. I see that in my sexuality and how I have a harder time respecting women when I have allowed my mind to dwell on lustful thoughts. That once I have allowed myself to think in that way, it is hard to stop at all. Or how I have watched violent movies the majority of my life and I tend to be more physical always wanting to punch or kick someone when they anger me. (Thank the Lord I can hold my temper, unlike when I was a child).
So over all I would agree with the book on how there is a lot of building of our inner minds without us even knowing that it does. But what is the practicality of that? Now that I have this insight and information on myself, what do I do with it? Where do I go from here? Does this call for the drastic measures to mediate the movies I watch? I just know one thing is for sure and that is simply that I need to guard my mind constantly. Making sure to bring every thought that is not of God to him, giving them to him and not dwelling on them at all. So I leave you with this, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)