We are all familiar with the phrase 'you are what you eat' and there is no debate that there is an element of truth to that. Today, poor eating habits has become a major topic of discussion. However, I would submit that there is a far more important statement which has far greater impact on everyone than food and it is this: Our thought life is the precursor and major determinant of how we live our lives.
What we allow to come into and play out in our minds, to a great extent, will affect everything we do. It begins with what we say and then it works out in our actions. One of the valuable 'seeds from the Bible' is the verse from the fourth chapter of Philippians: "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things." (NKJV)
What God through the Apostle Paul is telling us is that we need to train our minds to think on good things. Changing how we think and what we think on is a critical step in becoming all that God purposed us to be.
The Bible throughout its pages leaves no doubt that people's lives are the product of their thoughts. Our thoughts have rewards and consequences.
"Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life."
--Proverbs 4:23
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