Sunday Thoughts

After my experiment this week I realized a couple things.

Every day we have CHOICES. We choose what to feed into. We choose what to remember. We choose to have gratitude. Check it out.

Philippians 4: 4-9
(Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ⁸Finally, brothers, 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. ⁹Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.)

In college I wrote notes from my NT professor about these verses in my margin. They are as follows "praise allows you to focus on the lovely rather than the lousy. It's a +1 mindset, not just neutral."

That is it. I want to live in that mindset. I have a choice to. Check out what Paul tells us to focus on...

-true
-noble
-right
-pure
-lovely
-admirable
-excellent
-praiseworthy

Result? The God of peace will be with you. (vs 9)


Friday and Saturday were not as good of days with the boys. But if I step back and look at the BIG picture and the WHOLE day rather than just the yuck I find there was still way more good than not. (Praiseworthy rather than lousy.) I am having more peace because of this. I hope you do too.