Lincoln Brewster - Love The Lord

Today in church, the message was about how we should love the lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We looked at Philippians 4:8, which says, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

How often do we actually stop and take a critical look at what's going on in our mind? Is it worthy of being thought of, or would we be ashamed if others could see into our thoughts? The only way we can truly love the Lord and obey His commands to us is to dwell on those things that are honorable, pure, and true. And that covers the whole breadth of our lives. By only thinking of pure things, we eliminate the temptations of the flesh. By thinking things that are honorable, we take away the prideful focus on ourselves. And by focusing only on truthful things, the trouble that comes from rumors and lies will be nonexistent.

How many problems could we solve simply by following these instructions?