How should we Biblically ‘vet’ our thoughts as they enter our brain?

We spend a fair amount of time here at MWM, discussing and trying to better understand how to honor the Lord by first of all, being committed to having our baseline for identifying truth, to be Jesus.

We all can probably agree that whatever comes to mind should not necessarily be deemed to be true. So, what’s a viable game plan regarding our thought life, or a process that will help us to ultimately land on objective reality … or truth?

Consider dynamically asking yourself as thoughts come in, does this please God, and does it fit His perfect will? Remember that we’re not our thoughts … it’s what we do with our thoughts that matters!

It will truly be a matter of disciplining our minds to not allow untrue or random thoughts to attach to our brain.

If we look at our brains as the hardware to our soul, meaning it’s programed with our thoughts … no doubt most of us would admit there’s plenty of room for improvement surrounding the vetting process we currently have in place.

Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].”

“We all live in glass houses,” so I’m speaking to myself as much as I’m trying to help others by recommending we all seriously take inventory of what we allow into our heads.

The old adage, “Garbage in, garbage out,” is a truism that if we take it to heart, and hold ourselves accountable to how we think … will certainly help us achieve a much more consistent mind-set that will ultimately glorify our Lord to the max.