What Are You Thinking?

What Are You Thinking?

We’ve all heard the well worn phrase; “A Penny for Your Thoughts.” Have you ever looked at someone and wondered; “what must they be thinking?” I think we all have probably been there. 

Thoughts are the most private parts of any human being. No one else in the whole world can know our private thoughts unless we share them. 

Consequently we imagine to ourselves that what we think, and do not express outwardly to others is undetectable by anyone! 

But, in reality, there is “one” who knows every single thought that we think! In fact, God knows everything about us, even our most well kept private thoughts. 

In fact, the Bible tells us that our Thoughts, even private as they may sometimes be, underscores what is really in our Hearts! 

Proverbs 23:7 For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he:

(“Ouch:” Think about that!)

The average person will typically have more than 6,000-8,000 thoughts in a single day, or about 300 every hour. That’s a busy mind! 

According to a research conducted by the National Science Foundation, around 80% of these 8,000 thoughts will be negative or of a vain purpose. 

Psalms 94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

As someone has adeptly stated, a mind is a terrible thing to waste! Since our minds are continually framing thoughts, it behooves us to “set our Minds to Think better thoughts,” especially since Almighty God knows our every Thought!

Psalms 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Focus on the Bible

May 1, 2022

by: Darrell G. Young