WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?

Phil. 4:8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter; Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. NLT

      Most of us are familiar with this verse of Scripture.  We quote it to each other and agree that it is true.  Yet, so many of us don’t put it into practice.  We let our thoughts be occupied by so many other things.  We relegate our spiritual thoughts to set times and places in our lives.  We wait until it is time to focus on spiritual things before we seriously consider them.  Is it any wonder that so many of us struggle to live godly lives?

       We should always be controlled by thoughts that build us up.  We should be dwelling on those things that help us to grow in faith.  We should be blocking out those thoughts that hinder us from growing.  We should consistently be exposed to helpful things.  We should give careful thought to helpful insights and learn from them how to better live out our faith.  We should not take lightly or dismiss those things the Lord shows us that will help us.  Thinking about edifying things should be a normal part of our living.

      There is so much to learn about ourselves, faith and the Lord.  We need to be observant and take note of God’s revelations throughout our daily lives.  He speaks to us in a wide variety of ways.  Wise is he who notices those things and learns from them.

      If you are a slow learner and find that you are not growing in faith as you should, ask the Lord to open up your eyes that you might see, your ears that you might hear, and your mind that you might think about the things He wants to teach you today and every day of your life.