Back at Starbucks people watching. It’s great entertainment. Four military guys are to my left. Army, I think. Or Marines. How do you tell?
A young gal just came through the door. Could be Paris Hilton’s twin sister. She walked past these four guys and eight eyeballs popped out of their heads. They look like Jackson Chameleons in their army green uniforms, eyes bugging out.
Okay, so there were actually ten eyes following her across the room. I confess. But I was looking strictly for research purposes. To gather material for this blog. Far be it for an old geezer like me to be checking out some young chick. Disgusting, the thought!
It’s funny how men are wired. We are affected by what we see much more than women are. I’m not telling you anything new. As men, we have to be extra careful to guard what we look at. Solomon put it like this:
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. (Pro. 4:23)
If anyone should know, it was Solomon. He was the son of David and Bathsheba. David, as you recall, couldn’t take his eyes off Bathsheba, even though she was married to another man. It led to an adulterous relationship that set off a series of tragic events from abuse of power and political cover up to murder and eventually, the untimely death of an innocent child. Read the story yourself in 2 Samuel 11 & 12. It’s riveting.
There’s a prayer I have prayed a thousand times. I’ll probably pray it a thousand more:
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14.
Just got to say one more time, Brother. Guard your heart!
