I had a good friend Kevin who was diagnosed with cancer at a fairly young age. Kevin had lived his life in a nice "good" manner, but once he was given his diagnosis he made a choice to eliminate negative thoughts from his mind. Kevin's initial diagnosis was not very hopeful, but Kevin lived eight years after cancer first struck him. And each day his life was a shining example of how to put God and His blessings first in your life. Kevin's life, though shortened, was rich with the beauty of all God has to offer when we keep our thoughts focused on Him.
It is estimated that the average person has between 50,000 and 60,000 thoughts per day.
What consumes your thoughts?
School? Work? Family? Love? The Middle East crisis? What you are going eat for dinner?
Our thoughts range from the deep and meaningful to the basic necessities, but we have a choice as to the pattern our thoughts will form.
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.
Philippians 4:8
We can choose to focus on the pain and the suffering of the world - worrying how we, individually, will be impacted - or we can focus on a solution to the sufferings of the world - choosing to be active rather than passive.
We can focus our minds on Christ and the love he has generously showered upon each of us and in turn share that love with others. Or we can focus on the difficulties which surround us - the hate and the evil - and succumb to the will of the world.
Choosing your thoughts isn't easy. In 2 Corinthians Paul writes, "we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ". By focusing our minds on the blessings Christ has given to us, by trusting in God's promises, and by being wholly obedient to God, we will find our thought lives are focused more on the positive and less on the negative.
Focusing our thoughts in a positive and up lifting manner takes practice, diligence and self control. It will not happen over night, but as you begin to transform your thoughts from the negative to the positive you will experience a true renaissance your life. You will begin to see fully the blessings in your life - even in the midst of trial.
You will begin to see God.
Scripture
Quote of the Day
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Question of the Day
What is the thing you think about most during the day?
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