CHAPTER 15: Think on These Things

You cannot simply command your mind to stop thinking about something. The harder you try not to think about it, the more attention it can receive. Philippians 4 gives a better approach: instead of only removing unhealthy thoughts, intentionally fill the mind with what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and worthy of praise. Paul wrote these words to a church dealing with real conflict and anxiety, showing that renewing our thoughts is not about escaping problems but learning what to focus on in the middle of them.

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