Thursday 6 December 2012

Our Thought Life

"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



[1] Matthew Poole, Matthew Poole's Commentary, (Power Bible CD, 5.2).

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