Today I thought about the famous verse in Philippians 4 about what to think about. Paul writes this in verse 8: 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.
It’s a fun checklist. Did I think about something noble (virtuous, good, honorable) today? Did I think about lovely, admirable, excellent things? I wish I had trained my mind earlier in my life to think like this. Sometimes we fill our minds with so many negative thoughts and images that we wonder why we don’t feel the same hope and joy we once did. Consider adding to your gratitude journal a section to record lovely, noble thoughts.