Your Thoughts

"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7

       You ever get this feeling of discomfort when you are around a person with a negative attitude? Or much worse, someone who really can't say something nice about anyone and is relegated to speaking ill of others and condemning others? Ever realized why these people are the way they are? The reason actually is kind of simple... They have an unfavorable opinion of themselves. I call this a condemnation mindset, they know in their heart that they are evil and vile and so they want everybody to match their level in order to make themselves feel better. Problem is... they never do actually feel better.

        Jesus was so cognizant of the power of the heart and its control over the mind that He constantly told His disciples to guard their hearts. In Luke 21:34-35 He says, “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth." 

         If you are consumed with worry, then your heart is overburdened with distrust. If you lack compassion, then your heart is filled with condemnation. It stands to reason that Solomon absolutely was on to something when he linked the heart and the mind. Be on guard over your heart, for with your thoughts you can either bless or curse... I pray you choose to bless.