What are you thinking?

No surprise... we're living in the information age! We can find any info or answer by 'googling' or 'youtubing' or 'Alexa-ing' it, etcetera. And we have instant access to a myriad of opinions on a myriad of subjects, issues and causes. We actually don't have to think for ourselves too much.

But God calls us to be discerning, and to prioritise and discipline our thinking. His word tells us to: 'Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life' (Proverbs 4:23 TLB) and 'capture...rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ' (2 Corinthians 10:5 NLT). Why? So that God can, 'transform you into a new person by changing the way you think' (Romans 12:2 NLT).

Changing our thinking habits is hard! Hebrews 12:11 (NCV) says, 'We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful at the time, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way.' Discipline doesn't bring immediate joy, but it is good for us in the long run.

God will help us change our thinking, but we must make the choice to change. And the more we choose to change, the more instinctive it becomes to think like Jesus does: 'Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable...things that are excellent and worthy of praise' (Philippians 4:8 NLT).



So what now? Today, set an alarm for each hour. Whatever your thoughts are when the alarm goes off, consider whether they're God-honouring or not.





— SCRIPTURE —

'Let God change the way you think.' Romans 12:2 CEV
— SOULFOOD —

Num 8-10, Luke 6:37-49, Ps 107:10-16, Pro 3:19-20