Is Positive Thinking the Answer?

Today’s verse is Philippians 4:8.

“Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.”

What is this verse telling us to think about?

I’ve always heard it read as just advice to look at the positive things in life, but what if it’s more than that?

Perhaps it’s an instruction to meditate on ONE thing.

Is there one thing that embodies all of these traits?

There is only One who demonstrates all these: Truth, Nobility, Righteousness, Purity, Love…

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and

the life. No one comes to the Father

except through me. (John 14:6)

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives

in God, and God in them. (1 John 4:16)

So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good?

No one is good but One, that is, God.” (Matthew 19:17)

So it follows that the only One truly worthy for us to meditate on, is God Himself.
 
It's not just about positive thinking, it's about God-centered thinking.

If we were able to truly follow the directions of this verse, our lives would be transformed.
If we are meditating on Him then there is no room for sin.

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