We spend an enormous amount of time chewing on the wrong kind of stuff. And I’m not talking about what our mouths chew. I’m talking about what our minds chew on!
Meditation can be defined as “serious contemplation.” The idea of meditation lends itself to the idea of a cow chewing its cud. It spits its food back up all day and continues to chew on it. Gross, right? Well, I guess it depends on what it’s chewing on. 😉
This works for our minds, as well.
How often do we chew, or mull over, the past, our regrets, those hurts, those offenses, and the “shoulda, woulda, couldas” in life? Or how often do we rehearse what we imagine might happen in the future? The fears of the unknown. Or what we are just CERTAIN that rude person is thinking or saying about us?
What a waste of head space! As they say, “Ain’t nobody got time for that”! 😉
Our life is way too short to waste so much of it thinking on the wrong things!
Instead, CHEW ON THIS……
- God’s TRUTH
- Phil. 4:8 gives us the perfect formula for what we should allow ourselves to dwell on. And the very first admonition in that formula is to think on things that are TRUE. Nothing made up – just TRUTH. Fill your mind on God’s Word because it is our foundation for all truth. The truth is you are loved, you were created with a purpose, you can be redeemed and forgiven by your Creator, you can have an eternal home in Heaven…and the list of truths goes on. Mull over that truth! It will transform your thought life!
- God’s TRACK RECORD
- We have ALL been in situations where we’ve had doubts or fears. We can’t fathom how that financial need will be met, how that situation can be worked out, how our kids will respond to that change, how that prodigal child will return, etc. But instead of mulling over the “how’s”, mull over God’s PERFECT TRACK RECORD. God has NEVER let us down. Even when things didn’t go as expected, we can now look back and see God in every detail. He was faithful then, He is faithful now, and He will ALWAYS be faithful. So, chew on that today!
- God-centered THANKFULNESS
- Verse after verse in Scriptures reminds us to be THANKFUL. God knows how we are wired because He created us! And He knows that we work best when our minds are focused on what He has blessed us with instead of all the negatives and complaints we have in life. Verbalizing our thankfulness, or writing it down, can be life changing. It is absolutely mind-blowing to reflect on even the smallest of things that God has done in our lives. We are truly spoiled and undeserving of His goodness. Dwell on these many blessings today!
The TRUTH is that God’s TRACK RECORD shows nothing but things we can be THANKFUL for. God is amazing at turning beauty into ashes. Situations, regrets, and relationships that we thought were beyond hope all had a purpose in the big picture of our lives. And God is intricately involved in weaving these details together to make us more like Himself.
So, stop chewing on the bitter things in life! Instead, chew on God’s TRUTH, God’s TRACK RECORD, and God-Centered THANKFULNESS!
VERSES TO CHEW ON TODAY:
“I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.” ~ Psalm 77:12
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” ~ Philippians 4:8
“As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.” ~ Psalm 18:30
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” ~ I Thessalonians 5:18
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” ~ Colossians 3:17
Just a Mom’s View 