As a Man Thinketh

“For as [a man] thinketh in his heart, so is he” – Proverbs 23:7

The vast majority of Proverbs were written by King Solomon.

You will recall that he was regarded as one of the wisest men who ever lived.

Each concise proverb is designed to give us a deeper perspective on life, living, and in turn, hopefully better decision making!

“Is this statement actually really true?”

Consciously or subconsciously our minds are always in motion.

“Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny” said David O. McKay.

The ability to learn, to think, to choose, and to reason, all define us as human beings.

I believe that our innate ability to think, goes much, much deeper.

Essentially, our thoughts become a reflection of who we really are.

Daily, we can choose to fill our minds with whatever we want.

And there is so much choice!

Good, Bad, Beautiful, Ugly, Happy, Sad, Clean, Unclean, Cheerful, Dreary, Hope, Despair…..

Whatever we choose to let into our minds will in turn, generally become the pattern of what will then transpire in our lives.

Who we are, and where we are, in life is principally the result of our own actions and choices, all of which begin in our minds as thoughts and desires.

If you think it long enough, you are very likely to do it.

Daily we choose.

Daily we act.

It is in our minds that our futures are made.

We are responsible for the thoughts we think and the purposes we pursue.

You are the master of them.

Controlling our thoughts helps us to conquer ourselves.

“What we see triggers what we think, what we think influences what we desire, what we desire affects our actions, our combined actions determine our character, and our character determines our eternal destiny.” – Dallin H. Oaks

Is your mind a happy place to be?