Thursday, July 21, 2011

What Do You Think About?

Perhaps you are familiar with Descartes famous quote, "I think therefore I am." This quote reminds us that what we become grows from the seeds of what we think. Much of what comes out of our mouth, along with the values we embrace, is first shaped by what we spend our time on in thought and meditation. Perhaps this is why we find Philippians 4:8 to read, "Beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." In time, what you think will find a translation in how you choose to live. For years, we know that our physiological systems are a product of our food. Hence, we really are what we eat. This is no less true for a soul than for a body. We are what we think. Let's know what we should put our minds on. It can make all the difference in the kind of world we help to build for ourselves and for others.

Dennis