“…whatsoever things are true…honest…just…pure…lovely…
(Phil. 4:8)
Paul did not intend this to be a complete catalog for our thought lives, so he adds anything that is virtuous or praiseworthy. It seems, Norman Vincent Peale was a day late and a dollar short with his book The Power of Positive Thinking. Paul "bested" him!
The old-timers used to say such things as, “An idle mind is the devil’s playground,” and “Still waters gather filth.” Our minds are not to be in the gutter, but on God. Therefore, we need to keep the currents moving. Don’t let the mind stagnate. We are to cultivate high moral ideas. Such thinking will result in nobility of character.
To accomplish this, we must have controlled thinking. We need not be subservient to our thoughts (2 Cor.10:5). Remember, thoughts determine acts, careers, and destinies. As the wise man said, “ For as he thinketh… so is he.” Replacing a carnal thought with a spiritual one will lead to a full life and peace of mind (Rom.8:6). A penny for your thoughts” would leave some shortchanged.
"Fantasies soon become realities"
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