God is the God, not of chaos, but of peace.—1 Corinthians 14:33
Brainy Tip: Through our choices we can develop our peace and understanding.
Our thought life is a “stream of consciousness” with thousands of individual thoughts blending together. We can control what we allow into our heads. We are able to evaluate the individual frames of thought by self-regulating the stream of consciousness. When we get distracted by external influences and toxic reactions to life, however, our ability to self-regulate can get affected, with negative consequences for our mental and physical health.
When we learn to understand and control how we think, we are retraining our self-regulatory function, which allows us to monitor our thinking in the long term. No matter how chaotic your mind is, you can control your thinking!