What is going on up there?

What is going on in your head? What are you thinking about? Would your thoughts be pleasing to God? Would your thoughts be pleasing to your parents?

The answer to all of those questions os probably something along the line of you not wanting to share some of the things you think about, and that God and your parents probably wouldn't want to know about all of the things we think about. It's an evil, sinful, and corrupt world so of course there are going to be things that go through our minds that probably shouldn't.

One of the things that I pray for everyday is discernment that is pleasing to the Lord. Discernment in my thoughts, to be more specific. Every time I catch myself thinking about something, I hope that I have the awareness to recognize that I probably shouldn't be thinking that way.

"To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted." (Titus 1:15)

Some people see good all around them, while others see nothing but evil. After reading that sentence I am sure that you thought of a person who sees everything in a good and positive manner and then someone who is just negative all of the time. Our souls become filters through which we perceive goodness or evil. The pure (those who have Christ in control of their lives) learn to see the goodness and purity even in this evil world. But the corrupt and unbelieving people find evil in everything because their evil minds and hers color even the good they see and hear.

Whatever you choose to fill your mind with will affect the way you think and act. If you want to think positively and in a pure way, will your mind that way and fill your mind and heart with Christ and that will happen. Everything is such a mind game.

We need to turn our thoughts to God and his word and when we do that we will discover more and more goodness, even in the evil world.

A mind filled with good has little room for what is evil.

I hope this post encourages you to fill your minds with what is good and when you do that, things will become so much more positive and uplifting.