Yellow Fever

So yesterday I got a yellow fever vaccine in preparation for an upcoming trip to Africa.  It got me thinking about why people get vaccinated.  It's to prevent contracting a disease that will cause great harm to our bodies.  We try to do all we can to ensure that we aren't faced with a diagnosis that was truly preventable.  It begs the question, "How am I vaccinating my spirit and my mind?"

The way vaccines work is that a tiny portion of the disease is introduced to your body so your body understands how to fight it.  We have to know what it is we are up against, then respond to it.  For our children and for ourselves, we know what we are up against.  This world makes available to us many things that are not healthy for our spirit's and mind's.  Drugs, pornography, violence, adultery, the list goes on of things that are a mouse click or cell phone call away.  

So, how can we vaccinate against these things?  It begins with understanding that whatever you plant in your spirit and in your mind will grow.  It's like the perfect garden, God designed it that way.  Secondly, make conscious choices about what you and your kids will watch, listen to and participate in; don't just go with the flow, choose this day...  And finally, make agreements within your family about how you will support and communicate with each other about the stuff you're exposed to.  These things may help vaccinate your family from some of the diseases in this world that are not physical.  Be Blessed!