Thursday's Thought

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Good morning, and a Terrific Thursday to you all!

The above verse from the book of Psalms has been special to me since I was a preteen, and I often refer to it even now that I am a senior citizen. It is truly my desire that the words I speak and the things I meditate on (or think about), are acceptable with God. He matters so much to me, and I matter so much to Him - even the things I talk and think about.

Continuing along this same vein, I'd like to turn our attention to three verses in Philippians:

Philippians 4:6-8

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

I often find myself pondering the eighth verse of this chapter, but this morning I found something precious in the two preceding verses. Paul is admonishing the Philippians that, rather than fret, they should pray about everything. Then, after praying, the peace of God that is far beyond anything a human can comprehend will keep our hearts and minds. Our thoughts are highly affected by our prayer life.

We are promised that a guard will be placed over our hearts and minds AFTER we pray about our needs, problems, desires, etc., (with gratitude, of course). The greatest battlefield in the Christian life is in the mind. Years ago, a pastor's wife told a groups of ladies.... "Most battles are fought and won in the mind." We cannot hope to go on to think on true and lovely things if we have not first communicated with God! Prayer is our greatest weapon against unkind, ungodly, and worrisome thoughts.

We waste a lot of precious time worrying over things. If we could set a goal of making prayer our first daily priority, then we could enjoy the awesome peace of God guarding our hearts and minds, all day, every day.

Something to think about..... until tomorrow, Lord willing......