Have you ever misremembered something that happened to you in the past?
Maybe you’ve had a certain version of an experience in your mind (it can be a good memory or a bad one). Then one day you talk with someone who was there, hear it from their point of view, and you realize you’ve been thinking about it the wrong way for years and years!
It can be disorienting to realize you’ve been wrong about something that happened to you in your younger years.
Our thoughts aren’t always accurate.
That can be true of past thoughts, current thoughts, and future thoughts.
We can’t do anything about those past thoughts. We just need to recognize that those were faulty and let them go.
Current and future thoughts? We can do something about those.
We can be aware of what we’re thinking and compare it to what God says. If those thoughts are faulty, we can catch them and turn them around.
If we practice doing that, more than likely our future thoughts will keep getting better and better.
“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.” (Psalm 143:5 ESV)
Are your memories sometimes faulty? How can focusing on God help you to be more aware of what you’re thinking right now and make sure it lines up with what he says?
*P.S. – Tonight I did a short live video on this topic over in my Facebook group: Catch Your Thoughts with Robyn Mulder. I’d love it if you’d join the group and check it out. It’s free and you’ll find videos and posts to help you be more aware of how you’re thinking.