Jamie Blevins's Blog - Posts Tagged "thinkaboutsuchthings"
ANW's Fruitful Friday
How do you protect your focus and thoughts?
If not careful, negative influences can take away your focus, along with "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-anything [that] is excellent or praiseworthy" (Philippians 4:8).
After a period of time, negative influences aka toxic working conditions began to take a toll on my focus and thoughts. Whatever was true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable (see 4:8) was being wiped out. My focus became interrupted with exhaustion and distractions; and my mind became foggy and began to wander. Then, I started to hate a job and career that I absolutely loved; and did not want to go work anymore. The incivility was stripping me of my focus and tainting my thoughts. Fortunately, God pulled me out of this toxicity that created this psychological spiral; and since then, I have not been "anxious about anything" and continue to "pray about everything" (4:4, 6), as He, now, guards my heart and mind (see 4:7).
So, if you, too, want to maintain your focus and have a mind filled with what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable (see 4:8), might you consider letting Him protect your valuables from being stolen. #ThinkAboutSuchThings
#RRRChallengeYourself
#ANWadvocatingforhealthyliveshomesandworkenvironments
If not careful, negative influences can take away your focus, along with "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-anything [that] is excellent or praiseworthy" (Philippians 4:8).
After a period of time, negative influences aka toxic working conditions began to take a toll on my focus and thoughts. Whatever was true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable (see 4:8) was being wiped out. My focus became interrupted with exhaustion and distractions; and my mind became foggy and began to wander. Then, I started to hate a job and career that I absolutely loved; and did not want to go work anymore. The incivility was stripping me of my focus and tainting my thoughts. Fortunately, God pulled me out of this toxicity that created this psychological spiral; and since then, I have not been "anxious about anything" and continue to "pray about everything" (4:4, 6), as He, now, guards my heart and mind (see 4:7).
So, if you, too, want to maintain your focus and have a mind filled with what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable (see 4:8), might you consider letting Him protect your valuables from being stolen. #ThinkAboutSuchThings
#RRRChallengeYourself
#ANWadvocatingforhealthyliveshomesandworkenvironments
