Thinking.

I don't really have much to say with this post, so I am just going to say it. It isn't only me that's thought about this, I heard it before and I've read it in books. A.W. Tozer probably says it best out of anyone. Here it goes. Pay attention to your thoughts. They are the thermometer to your hearts condition and they are the center for change. What you think about has a lot to do with who you are. And worry is essentially dwelling on the past or imagining the future in a way that is unhealthy. That is the big one. The that plagues our thoughts night and day. Here is a quote by Tozer from Born after Midnight.

"What we think about when we are free to think about what we will - that is what we are or will soon become."

Your thoughts are the front lines of a spiritual war.

So here are two good questions to ponder.

What do I think about?

Do I think enough?

Here is another idea; entertainment is the alter on which we sacrifice our thought life.

People are scared of silence, cause silence is when we can hear our own thoughts the clearest. Entertainment fills silence, and it is everywhere.

I want to bring up a point Tozer makes as well. There are voluntary thoughts and thoughts of duty. We aren't talking about thoughts of duty. Those are thoughts you must have to do your homework or thoughts you put in when your at work. What is important are the thoughts you have on your commute or at night when you are free to think about whatever you want to.

Try it. Set an alarm or make a mental note to check your thoughts a few times throughout the day, and see where they go. Or try and sit for a half an hour in silence before God, and see where your thoughts go (It's really hard!). Your thoughts will lead you to what you worship most.

So what should we do. "Set your minds on things above." Colossians 3:2

How often? I'm not sure, but I'm starting to think that it should be every moment we have a voluntary thought. I was struck by a phrase that Brother Lawrence used in the book The Practice of the Presence of God. I lost the book so I can't quote it, but it was something along the lines of "It is when I start to think for myself that I find myself in trouble." I'm not sure if we are even capable of taming our own thoughts without God's power.