Life & Peace in the Mind is Our Choice (TMF:1095)

Friday, March 29, 2019
Peace to Live By: Life & Peace in the Mind is Our Choice (TMF:1095) - Daniel Litton
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       It is written in Proverbs, ““Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life” (4:23, ESV). What we keep in our minds determines whether we have death in our life, or indeed whether we have life in our life. The Apostle Paul would put it another way, when he said, “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6, ESV). If we want to have life and peace within our minds, and within our lives, we need to be careful what thoughts are roaming around in our heads. We can choose to focus on good things, and not replay bad things over and over in our minds. And how do we think about good things? Again, it is written in Proverbs: ““The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless” (Proverbs 14:15, 16, ESV). We should consider each thought that comes to us carefully, and give thought to what we are going to do. We should be cautious about what we think, and not think about sinful things.