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.

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

We spend an unholy amount of neurons creating anxieties and emotions based on falsehoods and ignoble self-deceptions. 

We process 74GB of information daily, much of which is phony, false or character-killers. 

As we allow such thoughts to take root, they choke out the possibility that your internal garden will bear any fruitful thing of beauty or utility for you or those around you.

This verse doesn’t advocate a Pollyanna view of life through rose colored glasses. 

It’s more like ‘what you think on, you will become.’

The mind creates thoughts the heart follows and the heart then behaves in turn with anxiety accordingly.

My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Recognize when you need to change your mind and allow God to feed that need. 

Your heart and your relationships will follow suit.