THINK ON THESE THINGS!

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.    Philippians 4:8

Alright, once again it has been a little while since my last post and I can definitely tell a difference in my walk with Christ because of it.  I have been reading the Bible and praying, but it is not the same as a commitment to truly studying God’s Word.  It is not about the ‘blog’, but about the accountability.  I have said it many times, but I will say it again…I cannot truly live for Jesus without completely immersing myself in Him.  I just can’t do it, and when I try, I get back off track.  I have to admit; I have let things get to me that I should have let God take care of.  I allowed myself to dwell on the negative words of others instead of moving on with my life with Jesus in control.  I know that Jesus led me in the direction of writing this blog in order for me to draw closer to Him and I am not going to let him down now!  So tonight, I am recommitting myself to writing regularly.  So here goes my latest thought…which turns out to be a big lesson that I have learned!

I cannot tell you how many times I have read Philippians 4:8, but until tonight I never realized how important that scriptures is.  Every scripture is truth, every scripture is inspired by God, and every scripture is a message that will assist us in deepening our relationship with Jesus, but God is revealing a truth within this scripture that will change your life when you apply it!  Think about this, what if we intentionally focused on the honest things, true things, pure things, and good reports?  What would happen?  So along with that question, I had to ask this question of myself….what am I thinking about?  What does my mind dwell upon?  There are so many bad things in this world and it is very easy to let those things take over your thoughts, but that is a ploy of Satan.  He thinks if he can put enough negative around us that we will focus on that and forget about all the good that surrounds us.  I have to admit that I am guilty of falling victim to this attack, but no more.  God has blessed me more than I deserve and no amount of negativity will ever be able to take that away from me.  So how will I do this?  I will have to depend on Jesus to fill my thoughts, but I will have to be very intentional with the focus of my mind.  I will write this scripture on index cards and place them wherever I can see them.  Instead of accepting the negative that is usually thrown in my face, I will seek out the good that Satan tries so hard to hide.  I will stand on truth because there is nothing else to stand upon!  I will think upon the good things of this life, live with virtue, and praise the Lord God with my words!