“Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.” – Philippians 4:8
Driving down Ft. Morgan rode, I saw a sign outside a church that read, “God should have told Noah to swat those two yellow flies.” Anyone who knows the Ft. Morgan area knows that if you get off the beach and walk just a little bit toward the bay side, the yellow flies bite. And there are lots of biting yellow flies. They are major irritants to residents and visitors. The only thing that helps is the wind. If the wind is blowing, the flies can’t land and bite you. I have irritants when I start my morning quiet time. When I sit down to start my devotional time with God, irritating thoughts, “to do” lists, concerns of the day, come into my brain like yellow flies. I say a quick prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to help me stay focused on God and His Word. Then, I deliberately turn my brain back to God and His Word. God doesn’t automatically stop the irritating thoughts from coming. He expects us to swat them back and ask for the wind of the Holy Spirit to blow, and then with God’s help we are to replace the thought. We are to exercise the principle of replacement. If you have a thought you don’t want in your head, invite the Holy Spirit to have access to your thoughts and then begin to focus on a God thought. The Holy Spirit will use the Word of God to redirect your thoughts toward God.
Driving down Ft. Morgan rode, I saw a sign outside a church that read, “God should have told Noah to swat those two yellow flies.” Anyone who knows the Ft. Morgan area knows that if you get off the beach and walk just a little bit toward the bay side, the yellow flies bite. And there are lots of biting yellow flies. They are major irritants to residents and visitors. The only thing that helps is the wind. If the wind is blowing, the flies can’t land and bite you. I have irritants when I start my morning quiet time. When I sit down to start my devotional time with God, irritating thoughts, “to do” lists, concerns of the day, come into my brain like yellow flies. I say a quick prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to help me stay focused on God and His Word. Then, I deliberately turn my brain back to God and His Word. God doesn’t automatically stop the irritating thoughts from coming. He expects us to swat them back and ask for the wind of the Holy Spirit to blow, and then with God’s help we are to replace the thought. We are to exercise the principle of replacement. If you have a thought you don’t want in your head, invite the Holy Spirit to have access to your thoughts and then begin to focus on a God thought. The Holy Spirit will use the Word of God to redirect your thoughts toward God.
– Virginia Thompson