And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Phil. 4:8 NLT) Hateful thinking is not what our God-given ability to reflect and meditate is meant for. It is meant to be used to meditate on love, God, truth, beauty, honor—anything good. Our mouths weren’t made to speak hateful words. They were made to encourage, to teach, and to speak truth in love.
