Mindset, Mindspace and Mindshare

We talked about Mindset, Mindspace and Mindshare... powerful things in our life today. Our minds are full of much. One person suggested that perhaps we need to defrag our minds of all that has cluttered there over the years. Good idea - the same as we do for our computer hard drives when it starts to slow down.

Let's do a little test of you Mindset, Mindspace and Mindshare. Read the following... and see what happens inside of you.

• "You wonder where the yellow went, when you ..."
• "Hi Ho Silver ....."
• "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz oh what a ..........."
• "A million housewives every day, pick up a tin of beans and say " Beanz Meanz Heinz"
• I't's Grrrreat !' Kellogs Sugar Frosties !'
• A Mars a day helps you work rest and play !
• a tiger in your tank

You likely can finish the sentence if you are about 50 to 60 years old... in some cases you will see a picture as you read the line and finish the words. One person the other night began to sing the jingle.

Inside of our minds are all kinds of compartments that we are responsible for. Yes we are responsible not the school, not the TV, not the advertisers - but we are responsible.

Proverbs 16:22-23 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools. A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.(NIV)

Proverbs 18:44 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.(NIV)

It appears that inside of us where this wisdom comes from - are places of storage.

Now what we put into those areas is so important. Tooth Paste and Tony the Tiger have more prominence than other things. I can't remember really important things at times...

As I sit and watch TV - in the middle of the program the advertiser will flash on the screen what they want me to remember. Now picture this... I am 61 year old male, sitting my garage carving last night. I had the TV on watching/listening to a program. The advertiser told me why I needed to consider buying a new feminine hygiene product that is super great with a braided cord now attached. There was the diagram and the picture to remember what it looks like.

Question #1 - Why do I need to know that? I don't need it myself. If anyone that I know does need it - I am sure they will go ask for it at the appropriate store.

Yet my mindspace now has an exact drawing and the necessary info recorded to be ready to purchase this for myself.

I don't need 99% of what is offered in an average night's TV viewing - but I can be sure that I tucked it away inside of me.

The world is trying hard to gain access to my mindspace and take huge chunk of my mindshare to produce a while new mindset.

Is there a Personal Hygiene Product for my mind? Is there something I can plug in to me that will prevent that from happening?

The answer is YES. Paul's words help me know that I have a responsibility for my Mindset, Mindspace and Mindshare....

Phil 4:8-98 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.9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.(NIV)

I am think I need a whole lot more of the washing of better thoughts an stuff that I allow into me. How about you?