Today's title is a paraphrase of the biblical statement "as a man thinks in his heart so is he" found in Proverbs 3:27. Obviously, then, we need to be very cautious about what we allow to fill our minds. Perhaps that is why we are so uplifted after participating in a worship service. Our minds have been focused on God. Isaiah 26:3 adds this thought, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee."
While we are bombarded every day with less than peaceful thoughts, we can prevent those thoughts from taking over our minds and eventually our focus and actions. We need to focus on the love, forgiveness, compassion and care of God so that the ugly, peace-stealing thoughts will be crowded out. One author has indicated that the greatest battle going on is the battle for our mind. That's why scripture admonishes us to let the mind of Christ be in us.
Once we begin to have this new focus in our mind our observable actions will begin to change. People will see a new person and will respond in a new way. So, if people are not responding well to you and you are having difficulty building relationships, it may be because of the focus of your mind. Determine today to have a new mind and enjoy the result of becoming a new you.
1 comment:
Just a correction to the verse reference. It should read Proverbs 23:7.
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