Imagination - A terrible thing to waste!

Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.

The imagination is a powerful thing. If necessity is the mother of invention then imagination is the fuel that fires the engines of our mind. Thomas Edison used his imagination to invent the Phonograph. George Washington Carver used his imagination to bring us more than 300 uses for the peanut. The list goes on .....

The imagination can also be used for evil. The examples in our world are so numerous that they don't need naming.  The imagination itself is neither evil nor good. A good person will conceive of ways to help people. An evil person  will think up mischief or crime.

The imagination can also cause us to believe things are a certain way when they aren't. I'm sure we've all been scared by a ghost story or horror movie. Our logic tells us one thing but our imagination convinces us otherwise. There are people who have been scared into having heart attacks because their imaginations were working overtime. What we put into our minds is fuel for the imagination.

The best way to ensure that our imaginations and motives are pure is to be careful what we feed on. We should be careful about what we read, watch, and listen to. These things enter our minds and become food for the imagination. Ultimately they will guide our thoughts and help to shape our destinies. We've all heard the term "food for thought." Truthfully everything that enters our minds is "food for our thoughts." I want my thoughts and imaginations to be true, honest, just, pure, lovely and so forth. (Philippians 4:8) After all, the imagination is a terrible thing to waste.