Day one-hundred-thirty-five

I know I've said this a few times over the past few days, but it's too hot today. This may be the hottest day yet. It's 7:30 pm and it's still 92 degrees in the warehouse. The worst part is that it's going to be like this pretty consistently for the next few months, as we head into summer.

Mom and Dad left for Fresno earlier today, to help my sister move back home. If it's this hot here, it must be at least as warm up north. They should be back sometime tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully, there will be no trouble.

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Have you ever thought much about your own thoughts? I mean, have you considered the things you tend to think about? Beyond that, have you ever thought about where your thoughts tend to go when you're not paying attention?

I've found in my own experience that my thoughts tend to become very bleak and dark if I'm not really paying attention to them. Part of it must be having a rather pessimistic personality, but that's not an adequate answer on its own.

The real problem is sin. Our minds are as prone to the temptations of sin as any other part of ourselves. The fact is that my thoughts lead me astray if I allow them to wander. I need to cultivate a new way of thinking.

Fortunately, Scripture gives us a starting point. Philippians 4:8 says, "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

Our thoughts should be occupied with the things of God, essentially. We are to occupy our thoughts with such things. We ought to carefully consider the things that The Lord has revealed to us.

None of us does this as frequently or as consistently as we should. I certainly don't. But, I pray that we all would take this verse to heart. It's a reminder that we are called to give our all to The Lord, heart, soul, and mind.