What You Feed Grows, What You Starve Dies

Today I caught this rolling around in my head, "What you feed grows, and what you starve dies." This truism is reflected in so many parts of life. And the question I have been wrestling with is this: am I feeding the right things?

Paul wrote about it in Philippians 4:7, "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."

Whatever is true -- be careful to find the truth, and not settle for lies.
Whatever is noble -- those things that are higher than the common.
Whatever is right -- don't confuse this with what is popular, there is a difference.
Whatever is pure -- good things that are contaminated, are still contaminated.
Whatever is lovely -- things worthy of love, worth sacrificing, esteeming, and providing for.
Whatever is admirable -- because it shows us the ideal, and compels us toward it.

This are the things we should feed.

What you feed grows, and what you starve dies.

--Ben