“Fix your thoughts on what is true,
and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about
things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8
There is no
doubt that our minds can tend to wander on us.
We think about problems, conflicts that arise and situations that anger
us. Sprinkled into the mix might be some
pleasant, positive moments; however, it’s interesting to me that our minds seem
to gravitate toward negative things. The injustices in life, the unethical
battles we are forced to deal with. Or
is it just me? Life can be
complicated. It can be unforgiving. It can grate on your nerves and stress you
out. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
As we
strive to be more like Christ in our daily lives we must train ourselves to
focus on that which is all the things listed in today’s verse. If we think on such things we won’t have
nearly enough time to dwell on the negative.
All the things that surround God are positive, uplifting, just, peaceful
and filled with hope. With all the
turmoil in the world today everyone is looking for hope. Be that hope for them. Diligently serving the Lord. Push thru
obstacles. Don’t lose heart or your
faith when tough times come. Casual service
unto the Lord is not nearly good enough.
We must push ourselves. We must
make the extra effort to live like our life matters.
Our lives
are of infinite importance to God. He
created us for a purpose. He placed his
Holy Spirit within us for a reason. His
hope for us is that we will focus on those things that will set us apart from
this rotting corpse of a world. We must
be solid representatives of the one truth by raising Christ’s banner high to
the heavens. There are so many things
that can distract us. Shake them off and
focus. Give yourselves over to the
Spirit’s leading and be Christ to those around you. Be the difference in peoples lives that turns
them to God. Until next time, walk the
King and be a blessing!
NOTE: The NEW LIVING TRANSLATION; Publisher –
Tyndale House.
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