EXAMINE YOUR THOUGHTS

The thoughts you have determine the acts you do. Therefore watch your thoughts. You watch your thoughts by becoming conscious of them. Most of the time you are on automatic mode and therefore are not aware of what you are thinking. Now stop and watch them. Just rewind and see what you were just thinking about. Examine those thoughts. There is a pattern to those thoughts. If not wholesome then take action to reject them. In this way you get enlightened. This is the way to change your thought patterns. When you change your thought patterns to fit in with what is good, perfect and upbuilding you will notice a change in your feelings. Your behaviour then also changes. Loving thoughts will result in loving feelings and loving actions. God's word is full of good thoughts to build you up and not tear you down. When others try to pull you down notice that they are just defending their position. They feel threatened and therefore have to attack you. A critical person will be critical about everything. Not to be critical would challenge him. This is a defence for what appears to be clever. Faith believes and therefore gives in good faith. God gave that sinful man could be delivered. Yet man will not accept the simple way of salvation for it insults his intelligence. Yet the foolishness of man will upset the wise who are trapped in their own cleverness. Walk by faith and do not let your own warped thinking rob you of this great salvation.