Think on These Things

"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." (Phillippians 4:8)

I think most of us have negative thoughts from time to time. No judgment from me, because I do, too, occasionally. So agreeing that we all get a little negative from time to time, let's stop and think for a minute, how much time do you think you spend with negative thoughts?

I've mentioned in this blog before that I believe social media leads to a lot of negativity. Again, no judgment here, because I have a lot of fun with social media. That doesn't mean I don't occasionally find myself grumbling about things I see there.

But what do you suppose it would do for my attitude if I practiced Phillippians 4:8 every day? What would it do for your attitude?

True. Honorable. Just. Pure. Lovely. Commendable. Excellence. Worthy of praise.

I feel better just thinking about thinking about those things.

So for this week, whaddaya say we just stop. Just stop engaging with negative posts, negative arguments, and negative people. Stop making negative comments. Stop posting negative posts.

Instead, post things that will inspire or lift people up. Things to make people laugh or smile. Things to make people feel good.

Sometimes I don't have a FOOD FOR THOUGHT. This is one of those blogs. Just spend the rest of this week practicing Phillippians 4:8.

See if your whole life doesn't get better. Make someone smile this week.