As A Man Thinks In His Heart, So Is He.

"The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored in him." – Matthew 12:35)

 

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Wise men and philosophers throughout the ages have disagreed on many things, but many agree on one point: "We become what we think about." Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A man is what he thinks about all day long." The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way: "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." In the Bible we find: "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he."

 

One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his family. As he lay down to take a nap, his grandson decided to have a little fun by putting Limburger cheese on Grandfather's moustache. Soon, grandpa awoke with a snort and charged out of the bedroom saying, "This room stinks."  

 

Through the house he went, finding every room smelling the same. Desperately he made his way outside only to find that "the whole world stinks!"

 

So it is when we fill our minds with negativism. Everything we experience and everybody we encounter will carry the scent we hold in our mind.

 

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Let me love You, my Lord and my God...and see myself as I really am: a pilgrim in this world. A Christian called to respect and love all those in authority over me or those under my authority., my friends and enemies. Help me to conquer anger with gentleness. Greed by generosity, apathy by fervour. Help me to forget myself and to reach out to others. Let my conscience be clear, my conduct without fault, my speech blameless., my life well-ordered. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Blessed Day!