'Wholesome Thinking'

S – 2 Peter 3: 1-2

 

……. This is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as a reminder to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the Holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Saviour through the Apostles.

 

O – I see that ‘wholesome thinking’ is an attitude that needs to be kept continually before us in the journey. Peter felt the need to emphasise this through both his letters and address this culture. It seems that Wholesome Thinking needs to be continually addressed as it can easily regress into small, selfish, dark, toxic and unwholesome. Humanity seems to be incapable of keeping a check on this thinking unless two powerful disciplines are exercised – to recall the words spoken by the prophets and to recall the words and commands given by Jesus. Wholesome Thinking is only maintained when I recall the words of the Lord. It is His word that lifts me to a different level for focus and priority.

 

A – There are so many lesser things I can put my thoughts to; how easy and often do I default to ‘unwholesome thinking.’ This thinking takes me to small and even dark places. There is only one way for me to counter it. It doesn’t come from techniques or different circumstances. It comes from recalling the words of Jesus and what has been spoken. These words then take me to a different place in my thinking and focus. I need this antidote to keep my thinking wholesome and in line with God’s word.

 

P – Lord, I thank you for your words that lift, correct and bring wholeness – help me to be a recaller and not a reactor in my thoughts and actions.