Think on what is lovely. Let God direct your mind to what is truly lovely
in this world. At the very least that tree, flower, and blade of grass that He
made and you saw today is lovely. Let Him influence your thoughts every day
until you think on what God considers lovely. Then dwell on those things. Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. (Col. 3:16) There will be
an overflow of lovely thoughts pour from your mind. Think about how encouraging
to others that would be. Think lovely thoughts.
“For even the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). We often think that to do big things; then earth-shattering events need to be taking place around us. The Good Samaritan did a big thing, and there was not even a mention of an earthquake. Sometimes the road to success and greatness is filled with little things done right. It’s a road where every brick was placed with care, love, and service. We pursue excellence in everything that we do. We want to be great in the kingdom of God. Everyone does. Jesus says to achieve this we need to be a servant. A servant is a quiet, hardworking, and devoted person. They don’t make waves in the ocean. However, they make constant ripples in the pond. The reason for this being as servants of God, we serve everyone, everywhere, every time. That means we quietly serve everyone, even the unserviceable, undeserving, uncaring, and undesirable. No, it doesn’t bring down buildings and ch
Great thoughts, I'll do my best to be a happy thinker today!
ReplyDeleteThank you. That is a great goal to have.
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