Godly Thinking & Doing Philippians 4:8-9 “But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” -1 Peter 1:15 DEFENSE OFFENSE “A man is what he thinks about all day long.” – Ralph Emerson “The soul is dyed the color of thinking” “You are what you eat” “You are what you think” “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.” - Philippians 4:8 The World Your Own Life Choose the Positives The Church Choose the Positives Dr. Complaint “Do all things without grumbling or disputing” – Philippians 2:14 “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.” – Philippians 4:8 Battle for the Mind The Devil Depressed Miserable Ungrateful God Blessed Joyful Appreciative “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” -Proverbs 4:23 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness.” -Matthew 6:22-23 What We Can Do 1 – Monitor how we use Social Media 2 – Choose Friends and Media that are Positive 3 – Spend Time Thinking About God But It’s More Than Thoughts “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” -Philippians 4:9 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” - James 1:22-24 There are 3 Categories 1 – Those who don’t even hear 2 – Those who hear, but don’t practice it 3 – Those who hear and practice it Hear & Fill Your Mind With God Practice Living it in Your Life sdfsd