Although it's been out for a long time, I had never seen the movie "Mr. Brooks" until recently. Even with a couple of inappropriate scenes and a few bad words, I found it to be a pretty good movie in that it offered a life lesson that I would have not caught before this season in my life.
Whether intended or not, it got my mind working.
To summarize very briefly, the main character is Mr. Brooks. Ha, that was probably hard for you to figure out without watching it for yourself. Lol
Anyway, Mr. Brooks' conscience is named Marshall. Marshall appears in the movie but can only be seen by Mr. Brooks and the viewing audience. Marshall guides Mr. Brooks into evil and justifies things of a sinful nature. In order to get the full idea you would need to watch the movie (it does have a couple of scenes that you need to be cautious of).
My point is this...
Just like Marshall taps into Mr
Brooks' mind and leads him into temptation, Satan does the same thing to God's faithful servants. None of us are immune from his mind trashing schemes. Even the best of the best, David, a man after God's own heart, was led into temptation and sin because of Satan's lies and schemes.
We have to stay focused and keep our minds on what is good and of God. It takes a great deal of work and practice but can be done. When you start thinking about things that can lead you down a wrong path, start singing, praying or reading the Word. You will find it virtually impossible to think bad stuff while doing these things.
With that being said, if you do fall for Satan's garbage and find that you have done something less than pleasing to God, remember how God offers forgiveness through the blood shed by Jesus Christ. Remember the stories of Peter, Moses, David or any of the countless people that God used after their mistakes and even through them.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:23-24 KJV
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