Now I'm not saying we were the best at staying on task through this entire study. We would VERY often go off on different tangents and circle back around to realized we had only gotten through 3 out of the 20 questions we had to answer during the week.
BUT there are certain parts of conversations and words, Gods words that stir up some pretty incredible thoughts and words that he speaks through us as we bring our perspectives of understanding.
The main scripture that really began our discussion was Philippians 4:8.
"8Finally 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."
What even are these things?
True- Conformable to an essential reality, being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed.Noble- Possessing outstanding qualities, of high birth or exalted rank, possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals.
Right- Being in accordance with what is just, good or proper, conforming to facts or truth.
Pure- unmixed with any other matter, free from harshness or roughness and being in tune, free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes.
Lovely- Obsolete, Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace, eliciting love by moral or ideal worth.
Admirable- Deserving the highest esteem, obsolete: exciting wonder.
Excellent- Very good of its kind: eminently good.
Praiseworthy- Deserving of Praise; laudable, deserving approval and admiration.
Now I have come from a mental background of performance. To do each of these things and these things only can be a very hard goal to set for ones self. I mean who can really be excellent, praiseworthy, pure? Jesus can. But as life goes on we do get our clothes dirtsy and blemmished and that is where Jesus comes in as we repent and lift these stains to him that he continually washes away. Yes when we have choosen to follow Jesus, we are indeed once and for all forgiven. But it does NOT make us perfect individualts. No where up there does it say "what is perfect". Why? because we will never be able to attain what God is because we are currently human.
But my how we are so noble! Possessing outstanding qualities. Of high birth. God has created us in his image and He himself has outstanding qualities. We are his sons and daughters. We are royalty and we were reborn into the most royal family of all.
There is a mixture of all of these things within us. However, nor does it say in scripture that we need to perfectly execute each of these examples. We are to THINK upon these things and move forward accordingly. There are many times our flesh will fail us. Our heart will fail us. But when we are within a like mindedness of Christ it is possible to work continually towards the finish line.
Fight the good fight, Finish the race and keep the faith. (Reference Acts 20:24)
In all of this though there must be grace upon our selves upon each other and perspective of Gods mercy and Grace upon us and we strive for each of these things listed above but the grace comes in the stumbling and weakness as God lifts us back up and continually teaches incredible things.
Things that are lovely in my mind:
Big fat snowflakes that fall in mass amounts that create a deafening bubble while gliding across his majestic snowfall. Lovely is the rest you feel God bringing to you on a Saturday morning while you are drifting between asleep and awake. Lovely is that feeling you get when all of the sudden you see someone you've know forever in a completely different light or perspective and the beauty of God through that person.
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