what to think about

"There is a mighty battle going on for the control of your mind. Heaven and earth intersect in our mind; the tugs of both spheres influence your thinking...The world exerts a downward pull on your thoughts...Stay alert..." Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Romans 8:6 The mind of a sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.

I John 2:15-16 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him. For everything in the world--the cravings of a sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father, but from the world.

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There is a battle going on in your mind, but this battle you get to decide who is winning. That doesn't meant it's an easy choice or that you just have to choose once. You must constantly decide whether to think on God's excellent things (Philippians 4:8, Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, what ever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.) or the world's sinful things ( Ephesians 4:25 - 5:7 ...falsehoods, bitterness, rage, malice, impurity, greed, idolatry...)

Let's choose well today.

one thousand gifts

#163 the aroma of chicken and noodles cooking on the stove,

bringing memories of childhood

#164 Amelia's smiles

#165 the caring hearts of Kelly and Andy