Spiritual Stability: Part 3

Part 3 of our Spiritual Stability Series examines Philippians 4:8. Pastor Lance talks about wisdom (the proper application of knowledge), how we can and should ask God for it, without doubting that He will give it to us. He points out that how we think affects how we live our lives, and the importance of right thinking, for believers. God cares about our thought life, and desires for us to focus on the truth of His Word, and to throw out that which does not line up with it. Are we teaching others, those around us, to pray, to think on the things of God? To search out truth for themselves? Or are we letting others (media, culture, the world, etc.) determine what we believe? The Lord tells us to consider the birds and the lilies, and the way that He takes care of them...this reminder should cause Christians to turn away from anxiety and to trust in the Heavenly Father. Is your mind fixed on God and the things of God? The battle for our minds/focus has never been fiercer. Are we protecting our minds as we ought to?