Focus the mind on the flesh, and you’ll die; but focus it on the spirit, and you’ll have life, and peace.—Romans 8:6
Brainy Tip: What we choose to think about matters!
Our thoughts have the capacity to affect the actions of our brains and bodies because of the divinely invested power in our design. Our free will is rooted and grounded in feelings of worth and value—we matter, and what we think matters. And what we think, feel, and choose changes matter. We are one hundred percent responsible for what we choose to think about.
Where we choose to direct our attention creates realities in our lives. When we choose to follow the example of love we see in the Messiah, we bring life and peace into the world. When we choose to focus on and worship the pleasures the kingdoms of the world offer, such as sex, food, money, and power, we bring pain, death, and destruction into the world. The choice is ours, so choose life.