"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he [or so he
becomes]."
(Proverbs 23: 7, KJV)
What we are inwardly, or inside
our secret world of thought will be eventually reflected outwardly, naked and
exposed to the outside world around us to see. For our thoughts have a funny
way of being expressed by our actions.
It's like an orchestra. Your "thought life" is the conductor, while
your words and actions are the orchestra. So what are your thoughts conducting
the orchestra of your words and actions to say? "For of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks"
(Luke 6: 45). Keep your heart with all
diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Prov. 4: 23). Remember,
whatever we think is what will be expressed in our body language to the orchestra to play out in our actions in life.
Be sure your thoughts are in tune with the Master Conductor, only then will our
thoughts be able to conduct the orchestra, and in turn the orchestra's
instruments will be in tune to play the sweetest music of godly words and
actions for all to observe and hear and for God to be glorified. For the thoughts we sow today, will be the actions we reap tomorrow. Consider
Matthew Poole's comment on Proverbs
23 : 7
"Ver. 7. As he
thinketh in his heart, so is he: you are not to judge of him by his words,
for so he professeth kindness, as it follows; but by the constant temper of his
mind, which he hath fully discovered to all that know him by the course of his
life. His heart is not with thee; he hath no
sincere kindness to thee, but inwardly grudgeth thee that which he outwardly
offers to thee."[1]
A man's words may
sometimes be able to hide his true thoughts and intentions of his heart, but a
man's life is always the reflection of his inward thought life. I believe the quote below expresses well the
consequences our thought life can have, whether in a negative context or positive
context.
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
You are WHAT YOU THINK!
-Unkown
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