From the Inside Out

by David Gibson

The stairway at a Burger King in Oxford, England had a low clearance above, and so this sign was posted: “Mind your head.”

Aside from taking care to avoid getting a knot on the noggin, there is another good way to mind one’s head: by cultivating the habit of monitoring our thoughts.

God so created our minds that not only can we think, but we can think about what we think.
When we realize our thoughts are unworthy of a Christian, we have the ability, with God’s help, to focus on good things instead (Philippians 4:8).

As David wrote, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer” (Psalms 19:14).

On one occasion, Jesus rebuked Peter, “... you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man” (Matthew 16:23). In time, Peter learned to think in harmony with God’s interests. What he did, we all can do, with God’s help (Colossians 3:1-2).

Since every word and every action starts in the mind, if we can train our thoughts to be in line with the will of God, the rest will follow.

Don’t you think?