Today’s Devotional – Practice a Right Way of Thinking

In Philippians chapter four, Paul writes: 

“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, NIV)

But how do we do that? If you’re anything like me, you have bad days. You get down on yourself. You get worried. You get discouraged…

This kind of thinking happens when I least expect it. It lurks around the corner waiting for the ideal moment to bring me down. It holds on, and it’s hard to let go.

The answer is found in the same chapter. In fact, Paul spells it out in the very next verse, where he tells us to practice:

“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, NIV)

There will be trouble in this life. Nothing’s ever perfect. Plans will fall apart, and days will get us down. We’ll be tempted and tried, and some days we won’t measure up to the standard we hoped that we would.

And so, Paul is telling us to practice a right way of thinking. But here’s the thing: it has to start with learning and receiving from God’s Word. You can’t just water soil and expect a flower to grow. You have to dig down and plant a seed in the soil first. In the same way, we have to dig deep into God’s Word to plant those seeds and discover His will for our lives.

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Tilling the Soil

Read Philippians Chapter 4.

Planting Hope

“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, NIV)

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