Philippians 1:19-20 says, "....for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death."
Those are the words of a man whose mind was firmly fixed on what was important! He had hopeful thoughts in the midst of very uncertain times! He concerned his thinking only with things that mattered because for all he knew, death might be right around the corner. Have you developed that skill?
It is amazing how death provides for us an excellent “filtering system” when it comes to what is worth thinking about and what is not worth thinking about! When a man knows he is about to be hanged, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
In Acts 17:27, Paul says this, “God is not far from each one of us.”
Psalm 145:18 says, "The Lord is near to all who call on him."
Psalm 34:18 reads, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Those are the words of a man whose mind was firmly fixed on what was important! He had hopeful thoughts in the midst of very uncertain times! He concerned his thinking only with things that mattered because for all he knew, death might be right around the corner. Have you developed that skill?
It is amazing how death provides for us an excellent “filtering system” when it comes to what is worth thinking about and what is not worth thinking about! When a man knows he is about to be hanged, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
If there is anyone in the world that should think hopeful thoughts, it’s the believer! After all, our God is Close!
In Acts 17:27, Paul says this, “God is not far from each one of us.”
Psalm 145:18 says, "The Lord is near to all who call on him."
Psalm 34:18 reads, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Your best thought about God on your best day falls 13.2 billion light-years short of how great and how good God really is! The Happiness of our lives depends upon the character of our thoughts.
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