Todays Thoughts are Tomorrows Actions

I'm going through this book called, "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado and I just completed a chapter on 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 which says, "Love... keeps no record of wrongs." I was greatly convicted when reading through the words of this chapter and couldn't help but think, "If I'm struggling with this, I know other people must be too." So, of course... I had to blog my thoughts!

The main thought I took from this chapter was "Todays Thoughts are Tomorrows Actions". Is this not true or what? If you disagree with this statement, you just don't realize quit how powerful your mind is. Your thoughts lead to action and that is why it is SO important to take every thought captive! I can't begin to count all the times I have allowed my thoughts to take over my mind and lead to action that hurts those I love most! It's especially difficult for those who are emotional people, like myself! That is why it is so huge that we know the facts, the truth & chose to obey the truth! I am not perfect in this area, by any means! Just ask my sweet husband! ;) I fail to take my thoughts captive and CHOSE not to focus on things that are pure, admirable and lovely (Phil. 4:8) almost every day! However, I desire to make my choices more carefully and those choices all start in the mind. We make a choice to do everything whether it be what mood we are in, what we wear, the things that come out of our mouth and our actions. It may seem small, but our actions are HUGE. They either destroy or build up! I desire for my actions and words to build up and that is why I am choosing to PRAY for my thought life. I am praying that God would give me the strength to take my thoughts captive and to chose to do the right thing, not the hurtful thing. I don't want my mind to be full of trash! I want my mind to be full of things that are PURE. Proverbs 4:23 says to be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. That verse is so BIG to me and I see how true it is from experience.

Max also states in his book that it's not enough to keep the bad stuff out but we have to let the good stuff in. It's not enough to keep no list of wrongs but we have to cultivate a list of blessings. This is such great wisdom! My mother-in-law encouraged me to start writing in a praise journal. I listened to her and now write down my praises, my blessings, my thanks...etc. It really helps me to put things into perspective sometimes and see how blessed I really am in life. I have everything I need and a lot of things I want.

Thank you God for who you are in my life and all you have blessed me with! Forgive me for my negative thoughts God and overwhelm my mind with thoughts of YOU and help me to think on things that ONLY YOU would want me to think on! Help me to focus on the positive in my life and leave the negative for you to work out in your own time. Mold me into the mother, wife, daughter, friend.... person you want me to be! -Amen.