Proverbs 23:7 - What You Think - - You Are!
Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) For as he thinks in his
heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you,
But his heart is not with you.
COMMENTARY PEARL
Hows Your Vision?
Experts tell us that we have 90,000 to
100,000 thoughts every day. Thats a lot, isnt
it?
Our thoughts are important because what
we think is what well do. Someone wisely
said, Sow a thought, reap an act; sow an act,
reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow
a character, reap a destiny.
Are you where you want to be as a
Christian? I hope your answer is no because a growing
believer will always see his or her need to continue
to grow. And when you think you dont need to
grow anymore, something isnt right.
After years of walking with the Lord, the
apostle Paul put it this way: Friends, dont
get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an
expert in all of this, but Ive got my eye on the
goal, where God is beckoning us onward - to Jesus.
Im off and running, and Im not turning
back (Philippians 3:13"14 MSG).
Paul continued, If any of you have
something else in mind, something less than total
commitment, God will clear your blurred vision -
youll see it yet! (verse 15 msg).
Sometimes we can have blurred vision.
When someone has 20/20 vision, it means they have
good eyesight. They see things with clarity. We
need that kind of vision as followers of Christ
because the Bible says that where there is no
vision, the people perish (Proverbs 29:18 KJV).
I have found that where I look is where
Ill walk. In other words, if Im looking in a
certain direction, then that is the direction Im
walking. We dont generally look one way and walk
another way (unless were looking down at our cell
phones).
Where you look is where youll walk.
And what you think is what youll do. [Greg
Laurie from Harvest Ministries;
https://www.harvestdaily.com]
COMMENTARY
How can we control our thoughts? Good or
evil actions begin with good or evil thoughts
(Pro.23:7). We are all aware that the hardest battle in
life is the struggle to think straight. People
who want to give up smoking have great
difficulty keeping their thoughts off cigarettes.
Alcoholics think constantly about drink, and lustful
persons keep thinking about sex. Proud people focus
on themselves, and dishonest people manufacture
crooked schemes.
Most people will admit that there are
some modes of thought that, of themselves, they
cannot overcome, even though they recognize them as
counterproductive. Mind training has some value, the exercise
of the will achieves results, but the problem
persists: the mind it not completely controllable in
respect to some attractive objects.
Is there a solution to this dilemma? Can
our thoughts ever be brought under control? The
answer is the Holy Spirit! [Adult SS quarterly
7/29/95]
LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY
Proverbs 23:7a - What You Think - - You Are!
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2019/20190809-1031.html
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2003/20030903-1223.html
Proverbs 4:23 - GUARD YOUR HEART!!!
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210709-0922.html
2 Corinthians 3:18 - More and More Like
Jesus!
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210920-0920.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Steps to Peace by Billy Graham:
https://stepstopeace.org/
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study
Guides:
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible
Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
