As a Man Thinketh.
There is a scripture in the Bible in Proverbs 23:7 (KJV) which says, “For as he thinketh in his heart so is he, Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” Notice the opening part of that scripture, it declares plainly that as a person thinks so is he or she. In one of our blog posts, we discussed that our prosperity in every other area of our lives is relative to the prosperity of our soul, and we said that the soul constitutes the mind, the will, emotions, intellect, and imagination.
The word heart used by King Solomon in the scripture above does not refer to the physical organ that pumps blood in our bodies, but it speaks of the mind. It is with the mind that a person thinks. Therefore, we can rightfully say "As a man thinketh in his mind so is he". This means that every person is a product and a summation of their thoughts. We may desire or discuss having a good life and enjoying life in abundance, but our thoughts will determine whether we experience it.
When a person entertains constant thoughts which are contrary to what they want to experience in life when their dominant thoughts are not of life and are not of life in abundance that individual will never be able to enjoy that life in abundance even if they want it. This is a hard truth, and someone may ask why is it like that? Simple it is so because "as a man thinketh in his heart so is he".
One writer said, "We become what we think about all the time, nothing more nothing less". James Allan said "a person is limited only by the thoughts he chooses" can see that they are both repeating what the scripture has said. Dr. Ezekiel Guti says "thoughts are like seeds they will germinate and bring forth fruit after their kind". All these statements by these great people are just affirming that our thoughts make us.
We are who we are because of the thoughts that we have constantly entertained. If we want to change our lives, we must start by changing our thoughts. if we think good thoughts we will become good people, if we think prosperous thoughts or thoughts of prosperity we will become prosperous people. The key thing is the mind. As you think so you are.
I, therefore, implore you to start today and right now to cultivate good and positive thoughts. Intentionally begin to think good things about all the areas of your life. Think good thoughts about your family, and think good things about your job. Think good thoughts about yourself, I mean your health, your career, and your future, think good because as you begin to think good you will begin to see the fruits of those thoughts manifesting in your life remember, as a person thinketh in his mind so is he.
Be on guard and watch out whenever a bad and negative thought comes into your mind, don't entertain them. Negative thoughts should be countered by positive ones, that is how you uproot a negative thought. A negative thought that is given room has the potential of affecting a whole life this is so because thought will bring a harvest greater than itself. Dr. Guti said thoughts are seeds that will soon germinate and bring forth fruit, and the fruit is usually greater than the initial seed. Make sure you entertain thoughts whose fruit you will gladly enjoy. “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he”.
