How Our Thoughts Can Change The Direction We Intended To Go

This is from one of my Proverbs 31 devotionals that I get daily. This is a good reminder and one that I know I really need to work on. The power of our mind can totally end up separating us from God if we are not focusing on him. If we focus on the negative and the what-ifs then we are not relying on God and asking him to fill our thoughts with what he has intended for us. I am guilty of this and in the process of changing this about me. I want to be confident in myself (with God’s direction of course) and use my thoughts in the proper way. Just think how AWESOME it would feel to have thoughts that are not destructive to yourself, your loved ones and those around you.


“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7a (KJV)

If we spend time thinking about how our boss does not appreciate us, our thoughts will take us straight to a bad attitude at work and possibly poor performance.


If we focus on how much we do for others and how little we feel appreciated, our thoughts will take us to a place of resentment, with lack of patience and love.


If we spend an entire day fuming over something our husband or kids did, and mentally practice the harsh words we plan to say to them, those thoughts will lead us into a place of arguments, hurt feelings and damaged relationships.


If we dwell on why God has allowed certain problems in our lives, we will transport ourselves into a state of insecurity and unhappiness as we stop trusting God.


If we focus our thoughts on money, career, success and pleasure, we will find ourselves in the land of the lost—feeling frustrated and discontent.


Our thoughts are powerful and require great self control. If we allow them to run rampant, focusing on things that lead us away from God, then we will wind up at a destination we would never deliberately choose.


In today’s key verse, God shows us why we should choose carefully what we think about, because our thoughts determine who we are and how we live.


How are your thoughts directing you today?

Marianne