Choose Your Thoughts Carefully
Adapted from Daily Devotions from Psalms
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
In today’s scriptures, the psalmist writes about the greatness of God and declares that he will sing to and praise God all his life. We should make the same commitment. No matter how many problems you may have right now, you have much more to praise God for. Take time often to think of the majestic things God has created, and it will help you realize that He has no problem handling your difficulties.
We meditate on something most of the time. Our meditation consists of the thoughts that run through our mind either purposely or randomly, and they are important. David prays in Psalm 19:14 that his words and meditations would be pleasing in God’s sight, and here the psalmist prays the same prayer.
Literally thousands of thoughts run through our minds, and the more we can train ourselves to choose what to meditate on instead of just meditating on whatever falls into our minds, the better off we will be. Our thoughts turn into words and actions and determine the quality of our life, so they are very important. I urge you to consider what you think about and make sure your meditations are pleasing to God.
Prayer of the Day: Father, I will praise You all my life for all the marvelous things that You do, and I ask You to help me meditate only on things that are pleasing to You.
