OUR THOUGHTS MATTER
(from the book by James Allen “As a man thinketh”)
As I read James Allen’s book “As a man thinketh” (I guess if he wrote it today the title might be “as a person thinketh”) I was struck by these words; “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.”
A noble character the result of “natural effort of continued effort in right thinking”.
An Ignoble character the result of “the continual harbouring of grovelling thoughts”.
We make, or break, ourselves through our thoughts.
How would you, and I, rate our thoughts?
Creative / destructive?
Joyful / depressed?
Peaceful/ anxious?
Acceptance/regret?
Past issues Positive/ Negative
Current issues Positive/Negative
My comment, “We have the power, the ability to re-align our thoughts.
It may begin with a dialogue with ourselves;
“Why are you downcast, O my soul” ? - Psalm 43 verse 5
Our mind is like a garden – we need to:
Weed out the weeds of wrong, useless and impure thoughts. By pursuing this we discover we are more able to control and direct our lives.
“Just as a gardener cultivates his/her plot, keeping it free from weeds, and growing the flowers and fruit…” So too we need to tend our ‘thought garden’ by taking a good, honest look at ourselves, and making positive changes.
Thought and character are linked “As a man/woman thinketh in his/her heart, so is he/she” - Proverbs 23:7 King James bible
Scripture confirms the importance of our thoughts: “Finally brothers and sisters, whatsoever is true, whatsoever is honourable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if anything is excellent, and if anything is praiseworthy, think about these things.” - Philippians 4:8
