Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
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.
I almost balk at this.
It’s like the lame advice people give you when you complain of some
obsession dominating your thought life. “Well,
just don’t think about it.” (Oh! Thanks. That never occurred to me. But now I’ll just not think about it and all
will proceed effortlessly. Smirk.)
While there may be power in positive thinking, there is
another power at work distracting my mind from what is best. I need to continuously, relentlessly invite another
Power—God’s Spirit through Christ—to be at work in me. Without it, Philippians 4:8 is out of
reach.
The practice our
church is engaged in from October 6 – December 4 (http://www.soulrevolution.net/about/)
of letting an hourly timer remind us to turn
to His Word; to focus on God and what God wills and desires, has been a big
help for me. Just one more way to rely
upon God to transform me by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:1-2).
Father, don’t give up
on us, we pray through Christ. Please
keep making us what you want us to be.
We could ask for no greater calling or destiny than this. In Jesus we pray. Amen.
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