When we\u2019re young, we\u2019re told, \u2018Mind your manners.\u2019 When we launch out into a career, we\u2019re told, \u2018Mind your business.\u2019 Well, here is some wise counsel that applies to all of life: \u2018Mind your mind!\u2019 When you lose out in that arena, you lose out everywhere else! In Proverbs 23, Solomon outlines six principles to live by when it comes to thinking: <\/p>\n
(1) Your thoughts determine your character. \u2018For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.\u2019<\/i> Before you tell a lie, you first entertain it and think like a liar. Before you commit adultery, you first entertain a fantasy. So if you don\u2019t want to do something, stop dwelling on it! <\/p>\n
(2) Don\u2019t waste your thoughts on people who don\u2019t value them. \u2018Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a023:9\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
(3) The first person you must learn to lead is yourself. \u2018Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a023:12\u00a0NKJV) As long as you keep growing, you can keep leading. <\/p>\n
(4) Be sure your role models are people of principle and integrity. \u2018Do not let your heart envy sinners.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a023:17\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
(5) Remain confident that the vision God has given you will come to pass. \u2018Be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day; for surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a023:17\u201318\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
(6) Remain steadfast in what you know is right.<\/i> Don\u2019t get side-tracked. \u2018Hear and be wise; and guide your heart in the way.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a023:19\u00a0NKJV)<\/p>\n
Bottom line: Mind your mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When we\u2019re young, we\u2019re told, \u2018Mind your manners.\u2019 When we launch out into a career, we\u2019re told, \u2018Mind your business.\u2019 Well, here is some wise counsel that applies to all of life: \u2018Mind your mind!\u2019 When you lose out in that arena, you lose out everywhere else! In Proverbs 23, Solomon outlines six principles to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}