BETTER THINKING

Paul, an apostle, as he was signing the end of his letter to the brothers and sisters in Philippi, encouraged this practical advice on Better Thinking:

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.”
(Philippians 4:7)  

Eugene Peterson says it well in The Message:

“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.”

I believe Better Thinking comes from being better informed. Our thinking formation comes from silence, solitude, scripture reading, meditation and prayer. What we think about from media, TV and superficial sources… is superficial, and often critical and negative.

Better thinking comes with better methods. It really only depends on what we want to know more about.

“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” Jesus