Be Careful how you think

What does today hold for you? What has gone on for you or what is about to happen? Whatever our belief system it is important to know which way is up on any particular day. If we wander around like a loon in a haze, or interfering in things, and never settling down to do something we will just be static noise on the soundtrack of history. Just how do we make the best of our lives? How do we do being "me" the best way that we can?

Consider this advice from the book of proverbs...

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words. Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame. Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right. Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way. Proverbs 4:23-27 GNT

Oh! To be a person with the passion of "honest confidence" who is living and loving in the freedom of the Holy Spirit. That is my dream.  This passage is about being someone with discernment, someone who can grow into the things of God. 

As St Paul puts it we have the choice between the two paths in our life. The choice between Good and Evil. When it says "Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts" - The inkling or precursor of Good or Evil comes from our thoughts. What we think we so easily end up doing.  This is why we need an understanding of God's law of love in our hearts. When we choose love we choose good and our lives are enriched. If we choose to do the opposite our lives are impoverished.

Our actions have a cause and effect on other people. Very few of our actions are totally neutral. But that shouldn't scare us. But it should make us want to seize God's creative power for the positive. The power to bless and not to curse. The joy of compassionate tender hearted love in our loves.

So dear reader! Seize this day be wise in the use of your time. Try to be able to recognise when it is God's given time to act. Look for moments when it is time to bless! Even if it is time to bless a complete stranger. Or time to bless our spouse or friend or relative. Bless doen't just mean words or prayers it means, actions and listenings. Taking part in the ordinary and somehow converting it into special moments.The bible has two words for time

• Chronos = the time that we have to spend, elapsed time so to speak 
• Kairos = special God chosen moments time of blessing, times of Grace that come when we co-author them with God, when we co-operate with him and cease to struggle!

When we don't have thinking in our life we have Chaos = life jumbled up and messy

God does pardon our errors and loves us in spite of them. We are given the chance to redeem our past. I am living proof of that. An unfinished work of a person being redeemed. Seeking the positive.

Dear Lord, send your inspiration into my thinking. Breathe your creative power into it and use me for your kingdom. Help me to build it here on earth. Teach me gently, or even strongly (!) how to tap into your love. Amen


For Reflection:
Galatians 5:16-18 GNT "What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.  For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do.  If the Spirit leads you, then you are not subject to the Law."