“What’s on your mind?” , your spouse asks.
It’s a scary question. These four words have the power to send a normally functioning marital conversation into a death spiral. Your response: “Uhhhhh. I don’t know.” Your spouse's rebuttal: “Yes you do! What is it? What are you thinking about?” Your mental (but never spoken reply): “I’m thinking about how to get out of this maze, this trap, this conversation. There really is nothing else on my mind!” But today I want us to consciously “Think about what you are thinking about.” Even if is uncomfortable for you…think. Even if you’d rather not…think. Do you have any small engines laying around the garage? Weedeaters, chainsaws, lawn mowers? There are few things more frustrating in the springtime than to pick up one of those tools thinking that you will knock out a quick job or two around the house before it gets out of hand, only to find it impossible to start only to discover that the carburetor is clogged! Do you know what clogs it? Fuel that contains ethanol! These engines are designed to run on non-ethanol gasoline. Although the machine will run on the same stuff you put in your vehicle, after a while and colder temperatures, the carburetor will gum up. So, you watch a few YouTube videos and figure out how to solve your problem and a couple of hours later---your done! Not with the project, but with the carb cleaning. You can cut the grass next week —maybe! Our thoughts are like the fuel for our lives. Just as small engines are designed to run most optimally with pure gasoline, our lives are designed to run most optimally with pure thoughts. 8 Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart]. Philippians 4:8 (Amplified Bible) Our thoughts impact our attitudes; our attitudes influence our words; and our words inspire our actions. So...how is your thought life? What's on your mind?
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