My Pondering
The mind (our head and heart) is the most powerful entity within creation. After all, we were created in God’s image, with His many of attributes so that we could fellowship, relate and understand God, at least at a basic level. So it only makes sense why this statement is true and why humans rule the planet, at least generally within the capacities granted to us.
The question is how do we rule our own minds? What thoughts do we carry and contemplate all the day long, either consciously or subconsciously?
I can’t but help to refer to Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 4 and Proverbs. We need to align our minds to truth and love as God guides us and has set forth in His creation.
It is sad when humans worship the creation and not the Creator. When we think evil and not good. When we are selfish and not caring. When we believe the lie, follow false temptations and manipulated by mis-truth.
There is a stark paradox in life between our ability to manifest our desires yet being ruled by principles; between the free will God bestowed and the sovereignty God retains; between choice and consequence, action and re-action.
So Shakespeare was only partially correct when he stated:
― William Shakespear, Hamlet
“There is nothing either good or bad,
but thinking makes it so.”
But rather I submit,
Thinking good thoughts
Kirk A. Booher
arouses good feelings
prompts good deeds
leads to good.
God is good.
PS. After cresting the above quote and blog, I was scheduled to go to a networking meeting. The presenter, Amanda, spoke and her opening topic was ‘Life is good’. Yes, God is good!