Thoughts

Thoughts are like the helm of a ship. The slightest tilt is enough to deflect the ship off its course.

When we subject our reasoning to someone else’s thoughts, we are handing over the helm of the ship of our life to be steered according to this person’s life. If this person is blindly walking in the world, we will be heading in the same direction as them.

When we subject our reasoning to the thoughts of the Creator – biblical faith – we established a safe route to a happy future. When a person does not deviate to the right or to the left, His Word guarantees that he will reach the Promised Land.

Those who want can put this to the test.

This has nothing to do with following a religion, philosophy or something similar, it has to do with using our intelligence. The Bible covers part of the wisdom of the Creator, and those who use this wisdom, even if it’s a small amount, will extract from it the fullness of life.

When I meditate and put into practice the thoughts of the Eternal, I turn away the ideas, advice, and useless and empty thoughts of this world. I eliminate doubts and fears of failure.

There is assurance and conviction in my stride (ship), with or without trials (storms) because I do not depend on what I feel, but on what is written. The promises of the Almighty guarantee that I will reach a safe harbor.

Intelligent faith always drives us forward.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things. Philippians 4.8

In other words:

Finally, friends, everything that is false, everything that is disrespectful, everything that is unfair, everything that is unclean, everything that is hateful, everything that is of ill report, if there is any dishonor and if any depreciation exists, remove these things from your thoughts.

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