Wisdom from Above
By Dr. Betty Price

Here’s another excerpt from Dr. Betty R. Price’s two-volume set of books titled Wisdom from Above. The title of the chapter is What’s on Your Mind?

Romans 12:2 tells us (in New King James Version of the Bible):

But be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Your mind – the way you think – has a lot to do with the quality of your life. Proverbs 23:7 says, For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.  What you keep your mind on will determine whether you will be at peace or whether you will be full of anxiety in this troubled world.

Philippians 4:6-8 tells us:

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

If you do what this verse says, then the next verse will come into play:

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

And the way you keep from being anxious . . . is by doing what verse 8 says:

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true. Whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever thing are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate[constantly think] on these things.

So, what are you thinking about? The word think means “to consider, reflect, reason, and ponder.” What we think is what we become. Where we have kept our minds is where we are. Our thoughts shape our behavior. In other words, what we do is what we think. William Barclay, a Christian writer, says: “It is a law of life that if a man thinks on something often enough and long enough, he will come to the stage when he cannot stop thinking about it. His thoughts will be quite literally in a groove out of which he cannot jerk them.”