We Can Choose What We Think About, Part 2 (TMF:1093)

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Peace to Live By: We Can Choose What We Think About, Part 2 (TMF:1093) - Daniel Litton
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       The breakthrough I want us to consider today is this: We can choose what we think about on a daily basis, moment by moment. We each have a screen in our minds, per se, much like we choose what we watch on our TVs, and we get to choose what we want to play on it. I can recall back in time when I used to be a victim of whatever came to my mind. Rouge, careless, negative thoughts would come to my mind, and I would just stand there or sit there and think about them. Like for instance, a fear would come to my mind. I might think, “Well, what if someone robs me as I am getting out of my car?” And I would just think about that until something else came to my mind. Or, I would say hello to someone, only to have the person not say hello back. And I would spend five minutes worrying about why the person didn’t say hello. I would waste mental space thinking about things I shouldn’t be thinking about—careless, vain things. The reality is, we have the ability, as Christians, to filter our thoughts, to pick and choose what we think about as thoughts come to our minds, as thoughts are presented to us.