Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on
what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
This verse in Philippians 4:8 promotes God’s standard for how we are to steward our hearts and minds; He tells us what they should contain. Consider for a few minutes why Heavenly Father would instruct us regarding our thought life. He’s a God of purpose, and He doesn’t say or do anything just for the sake of saying or doing it. Everything He does has necessity and purpose. So, we have no other choice but to know that if He took the time to instruct us on the matter of our thoughts, then our thought-life is important to Him. Our mind is where we create our reality.
It’s where we dream and make things happen in life. Our thoughts
influence everything we do, and they ultimately control our actions. So,
considering the impact our thoughts have on our lives, it is no secret why it’s
important to God that we put on the mind of Jesus Christ and think like him.
Thoughts
are like seeds. Once you plant them, and water them through thinking them again
and again, those seeds will produce a harvest. The mind is a powerful tool, and
that’s why Heavenly Father tells us to think on whatever is true, honorable,
right, pure, lovely and admirable. He wants the absolute best for us, and our
acceptance of all the good things in life begins by thinking Godly
thoughts.
Proverbs
23:7(NKJV) tells us, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” When
we think the same thoughts repeatedly, and think them with emotion and feeling,
this leaves an incredible imprint on our consciousness. These thoughts take on
a form, and Proverbs 23:7 says that this form becomes a part of who we are. It
becomes an actual part of our hearts, impacting our decisions and choices. And
not only this, these same thoughts begin to create and draw circumstances and
people that support them. If it’s negative thoughts, life will mirror back
negativity. If they are positive thoughts, life will mirror the positive. In
this way, we decide what comes back to us by the very nature of what we put
into the atmosphere. And it is all rooted and gets its beginning from our
thoughts.
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
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