Jan 27-28 Philippians 4:8

 

Whatever is true,

whatever is noble,

whatever is right,

whatever is pure,

whatever is lovely,

whatever is admirable —

if anything is excellent

or praiseworthy —

think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

 

What do you tend to think about? Your day? Your job? Your kids? Do you obsess over headlines and politics? Do you escape into television shows or celebrity drama? Do you get lost in hobbies - from knitting to fishing to playing Candy Crush? Does your mind wander - especially when you're tired - to unwholesome things? Do you marinate on unforgiveness over wrongs done unto you?

 

What tends to captures much of your attention?  

 

And what keeps you from focusing about "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable"?

 

Distraction is a poison. It's also a coping mechanism! The world is overwhelming. We're busy and exhausted. Sometimes we need a mental break. We just want to escape. But how many of these things that we focus on a like fast food? They're temporarily filling, but ultimately empty calories. They leave us fat and lethargic. 

The antidote? Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.

In Christ's Love,

a guy who is aiming

for holier distractions