What are we thinking?
from Daily Picture Hosted by Stephanie Hawkins
Today I am thinking about thinking! Neuroscience tells us that our thoughts trigger off responses in our brain's neurons with electrical/chemical processes taking place. If the same thoughts (whether positive or negative) are repeated, a neural pathway is created so it becomes a viscious circle of being increasingly easy to repeat those same thoughts. We thus strengthen or weaken neural pathways by repeating or abandoning particular thoughts. We can benefit or otherwise with the brain's neuroplasticity, that is, our brain's ability to change and reorganise its connections for learning, memory and mindsets. The bible acknowledges this ability to reinforce positive neural pathways when we are advised to "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2), fixing your thoughts on what is true and honourable, and right, and pure and lovely, and admirable (see Philippians 4:8). Proverbs 23:7 warns us that what we think affects who we are and become: "For as he thinketh in his heart so is he". We can be deliberate and decisive in what we let our minds dwell on: "Taking every thought captive to obey Christ". Let us be positive thinkers
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