Wednesday, March 14, 2007

What is on your Mind?

Philippians 4:6-9
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.KJV

Sometimes I think we need to write verse 8 upon out foreheads for others to see, we also need to write them in out heart to remember what Paul is telling the early Christians.
If I'm not careful I will let all kinds of thoughts into my mind that are harmful. I can tell myself I'm sick, or when I had a really bad pain in my rib cage I thought I was having gall bladder problems and would have to have another surgery. For the past few months I've had extreme pain in my tailbone area. I just knew it was turning into cancer. I had to change my thought pattern and begin to speak health and healing to myself.
Sometimes unkind thoughts toward another person will lead to us wanting something bad to happen to them. This is not right.
Paul says to think on the things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of a good report.
As you go about your day today. Take time to analyze your thoughts, do you worry a lot, get stressed, grumble, say mean things to someone else?
What do your thoughts revolve around?
Paul says if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
May God Bless you!

1 comment:

JLynn said...

Good Morning : )
Read through all of your entries, they are awesome! Love the pics too.
Thank you for the invitation to view your blog, it was quite inspirational.
Hugs, Love, and Prayers from Me

JLynn