THOUGHTS - Jan.24th 2008

They are the precursor to action. They are little lords of the frontal lobe. They are inevitable insights into our inner person. Thoughts...how powerful...either for good or for evil. Solomon said, concerning the miser, "as he thinks in his heart, so is he". That's why it's so important for our brains to be washed. We all need a good brainwashing! Our thoughts are prophetic predecessors to action.
They can be controlled. In Philippians 4:8, Paul teaches us the immense importance of such inner governance. "Finally brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate (think) on these things."
Healthy thoughts require practice. We must in all reality train the brain. Mental calisthenics are the most important exercises of all. Allow me to prod your thought life for a moment. What takes up the most space in your thinking these days?
Is it productive or potentially destructive?
Is it positive or negative?
Is it holy or unholy?
Is it healthy or unhealthy?
Is it beneficial or counterproductive?
What "little lords of the frontal lobe" have set up governance in your life? It might be time for an extreme makeover of the mental kind. Just a thought...

Wanna meet me here in the morning?
Sam