Think About It

Remember your leaders. They spoke God's word to you. Think about the results of their way of life. Copy their faith. (Hebrews 13:7 NIrV)

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 TNIV)

The world can give me good or bad boxes.  People can give me good or bad boxes.  Even my own mind can have good or bad boxes simply "appear" from the spiritual world.  So what can I do about it?  Simple.  Will can sort things out.  Will has total control.  Will can do anything he want with those boxes.  So what can will do?

Well, sometimes we don't know what to do with a thought.  Perhaps we're just too busy.  Maybe we simply don't have enough information to process the thought yet.  Maybe we simply don't want to deal with it.  So where does it go?  It hits the "Still Thinking" pile.

Thinking about something can take time.  It's the short-term memory place.  It's the place were we pile stuff we want to keep at the "front of our mind."  The "Still Thinking" pile can be a good thing - helping us keep "good boxes" fresh in our memory for easy access.  Throw bad boxes in there, though, and the pile begins to stink.

Probably the greatest danger is in putting too many boxes into this pile.  We never get around to opening the boxes, examining their contents, and deciding their final destination.  When the pile gets too high, we begin to feel the pressure and stress.  We get overwhelmed.  The "sabbath rest" was designed by God for us to examine all He has done throughout the previous week.  It's also a great time to get back to that "Still Thinking" pile and go through the thoughts from the week.  Then you begin to experience peace and rest.