Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected. – Philippians 4:8 (NCV)
What is good and worthy of praise? Do you think about the things that are true, honorable, right, pure, beautiful and respected? How does life seem when you focus on these things? Have you met anyone whose thoughts were on such things? What was his/her attitude about life? What are people like who do not think on these things?
Another story e-mailed to me:
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
“It was great, Dad.”
“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah,” said the son.
“So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered: “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
“We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
“We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
“We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”
The boy’s father was speechless.
Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”
When we think about those things that are good and worthy of praise we can see riches where others see nothing! We must not think about only worldly riches and thereby miss out on all that is true, honorable, right, pure, beautiful and respected. Do not be poor. There is richness everywhere, pray that you have eyes to see it and begin thinking on it!
With hope and joy,
Garrett
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