"For as he (a man) thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
How would you like to have your every thought for the past six months flashed upon a screen for all your acquaintances, neighbors, and church friends to see? If such a thing were possible, and you knew the showing was to be tomorrow night, I suppose you would take the first train out of town! If there is one thing which reveals the presence of the old carnal nature, it is the evil imaginations of the heart. You may fool your preacher, and even your loved ones, but God sees the inner man. The composite of the thoughts you entertain in your mind make up your true, spiritual portrait! How guilty and shamefaced we all stand before His holy scrutiny. Yet, praise God, the Holy Spirit is ever ready to help us bring "into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5).
In Mammoth Cave of Kentucky one can see enormous pillars which have been formed by the steady dropping of water from the roof of the cavern. This artistry in rock, made by the slow and silent processes of nature, is truly marvelous. It is said that a single drop of water finds its way from the surface down through the roof of the cavern to deposit its minute sediment on the floor of the cave. Another drop follows it, and still another, until the "icicle of stone" begins to grow. Ultimately it forms a tremendous pillar of massive rock. So, too, a similar process is going on in each of our hearts. Every thought which sinks into the soul makes its contribution, and the total produces the pillars of our character. Subtly and inescapably the ideas you hold in your mind help to form the facets of the personality and make up the real "you."
Take a red pencil and circle Philippians 4:8 in your Bible. It is God's recipe for your "thought-life."
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