Forthright Fixation

I confess to you all that I have been struggling with writing this post. Thoughts have come and thoughts have left, but nothing seemed “good enough” to write about. I started several posts and half way through decided that it wasn’t making sense or wasn’t worth writing about. I was at a loss for words and thoughts. After talking to one of my fellow bloggers, she encouraged me with the following single phrase: “Keep seeking His face” she said. I was surprisingly encouraged/challenged by that one sentence.

I became desperate for something to write about, something that I could share from my heart and would be encouraging to read. I knew I found it when someone shared this familiar, yet sometimes forgotten verse with me.

“Finally, brothers, 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.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

“…if anything is excellent or praiseworty” There’s a whole ocean of things that fall under this category. God has been so kind to me, day in and day out, yet I was struggling to find something to write about. I was forgetting the true, noble, right, pure, lovely and admirable things; the excellent and praiseworthy things.

I was reminded of how He sustained my brother and me for 7 weeks as my parents were out of the country on a family emergency trip. He gave me faith for that time as my 20 year old brother and I kept up things back home; paid the bills, cleaned the house, did the laundry, made dinner, etc. That was no small task, and yet God equipped us to do what he had called us to do. God’s faithfulness is praiseworthy.

This spring God opened my eyes to all the flowers around us. Hundreds of different flowers everywhere. I was in awe every time I saw a new flower blossom. The beauty of His creation is lovely.

God loves us so much that Jesus Christ was sent down to earth, to live in the flesh so that He could die a sacrificial life that we may live. That, my friends, comes nothing short of noble and admirable.

The more I think of it, the more things I find that are excellent or praiseworthy. This scripture could and should be applied to so many areas of life. I would encourage each of us, including myself, to take some time and “think about such things.”

Feel free to leave a comment and share something God has done for you that is excellent or praiseworthy. Let’s encourage each other as we share what God is doing in our lives. He is a Mighty King and He is worthy of our praise!

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