“THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS

 

Philippians 4:8-9                 (ESV)

“[8] Finally, brothers, whatever is TRUE, whatever is HONORABLE, whatever is JUST, whatever is PURE, whatever is LOVELY, whatever is COMMENDABLE, if there is any EXCELLENCE, if there is anything WORTHY OF PRAISE, “THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS”. [9] What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and THE GOD OF PEACE WILL BE WITH YOU.”

There is SO MUCH vileness and deceit in “this world” that it seems we CANNOT get away from!!!  “The enemy” gives every indication that the only option for mankind is to lather our minds with a strong dose of social media and other “noise” that is ANYTHING BUT from THE PEACE OF GOD!!!

But we have A CHOICE to what we listen to in our lives!  My PRAYER LIST begins with a paragraph that notes “Only by CHOOSING not to be slaves to our own reasonings and emotions…..”.  We MUST be cognizant that “the enemy” is called the “great deceiver” in Scripture!!

Formerly, I attempted to be in tune with “this world”, trying to make everything better, but failing miserably in my efforts.  But GOD SUPERNATURALLY intervened in the chaos that HE had permitted me to be apart of and placed me into a seventeen day coma to “reset” my priorities and give me a different direction!

When I TAKE THE TIME to seek whatever is TRUE, HONORABLE, JUST, PURE, LOVELY, COMMENDABLE, EXCELLENCE, and WORTHY OF PRAISE, my efforts seem to be FAR MORE successful and productive???  Why do I cloud my thinking with “the cares of this world” when it seems all they do is cause me problems??

My desire is to “THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS”, like TRUE, HONORABLE, JUST, PURE, LOVELY, COMMENDABLE, EXCELLENCE, and WORTHY OF PRAISE, and let GOD handle the defeated foe!!!