Mind Control
October 31, 2007
Wow. It is hard to believe we’re at the end of 2 months of devos already! At this writing, I don’t have new DevoZines in the mail yet so tomorrow’s post may be a bit delayed. In any case, I hope that those of you who stop by or perhaps the few of you who read regularly will stick around. If you have any thoughts or suggestions, send a comment this way!
Oct 31 – Whatever is…
Oh, the places I could go with today’s devotion. The whole thing is simply 2 verses, and I’m just going to look at one – Philippians 2:8 – but it is power-packed.
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
This verse brings my mom to mind. She has been reminding me about this verse for a long, long time and thinking about it now, I think she lives out this verse better than anyone I know. Nothing in her life will distract her thoughts from matters eternal; she is fixated solely, even frustratingly, on the true, noble, right, and pure things of this world and she constantly reminds me to do the same.
On a day like Halloween, it’s easy to see where maybe we have lost this as a value in our culture. I won’t wax too cynical here – but I do invite you to consider where your thought life stands. What things do you consider to be lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy? What do you consider to be true, noble, right, pure? Do you spend your time on those things or do you get bogged down in the opposite kinds of thoughts? If you’re anything like me, getting dragged down into those other thoughts is way too easy, certainly easier than trying to think about honest and noble and pure things all the time. Give it a try for awhile – a week, a day, or even just for a couple of hours. Let me know if you notice any change in the way or act or feel.
