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Philippians 4:8 … 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.

I once did an entire study on this verse, and it was an amazing experience. 

The mind is also an amazing part of our body.  What we think about can determine the course of an entire day, or an entire life.

When we think about what is true (his word and what it says about who he is, who we are, and his control of it all), what is noble and right (actually, only God is noble and right – all else pales in comparison), what is pure and lovely (holy thoughts, things in creation that he’s made that are indeed beautiful to look at), what is worthy of admiration (you got it – HIM), then our thoughts actually transcend what it is that we see with our eyes.

Here’s an example:

We wake up and see that it’s Wednesday, the middle of a work week, the house is a wreck and bad news came on the phone last night.  We don’t feel well, and everyone is expecting us to be a superhero today.

We stop and go through this list of the thought-thinking process above, and suddenly praise starts to well up from deep inside at the awesomeness of who it is that we serve and love, and who it is that loves us.

This supernatural strength arises from within because we suddenly realize we can do all things through Christ – who strengthens us – and in our weakness He is made strong.

Think on these things.