Hey friends,
Some days the glitch isn’t the schedule or the hospital wait.
It’s the soundtrack in our heads.
A scroll that makes you feel behind.
A child screaming and saying they hate you.
A spouse who didn’t notice what you did.
And suddenly the whole day is running on a lie.
Negative thoughts are lies and exaggerations that can strangle our productivity and our actions.
I was going through some older devotionals I wrote, and God made me fix on this:
Philippians 4:8: Paul didn’t just say “stop thinking negative.”
He gave us a list of things to fix our thoughts on.
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Learn to recognize what puts you into a negative mindset.
Then, as those troubles arise, fix your thoughts on what this verse says.
Think
What is true…
Does that person really have the perfect life you think and feel you don’t compare to?
No one has the perfect life. They may be hiding their own struggles.
Does your child really hate you?
No.
Does your spouse not see you?
They may struggle with expressing appreciation. Communicate with them.
What is honorable and right…
Instead of thinking negative thoughts about that person or others, pray for them instead.
What is pure and lovely…
Think on something joyful that happened to you recently.
What is commendable…
Do something good for someone else.
Anything of excellence or worthy of praise?
The love God has for you.
Make a list to help your thoughts stay focused.
A song to listen to help focus your thoughts: Holy Spirit, Teach Us
Pray
Lord, You see every thought I try to hide and every one that will not leave me alone.
When comparison, hurtful words, or feeling unseen try to run the story, teach me to fix my mind on what is true.
Thank You for reminding me that no one has a perfect life but You, and that Your love for me is excellent and worthy of praise.
Help me honor others in prayer instead of in complaint.
Help me notice what is lovely.
Help me surrender my thoughts to these.
In Jesus’s name I pray, Amen.
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Thoughts for Today
What thought tried to strangle your peace this week?
Name the lie.
Then name one true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, or praiseworthy thing you can put in its place.
I’m fixing my thoughts with you,
Jennifer
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