a quote that caused me to re-evaluate my thoughts
From: Tozer on Worship and Entertainment
"I have been thinking recently about how important my thoughts are. I dont have to do wrong to get under blistering conviction and repent. I can lose the fellowship of God and a sense of His presence and a sense of spirituality by just thinking wrong. God has been saying to me, I dwell in your thoughts. Make your thoughts a sanctuary in which I can dwell. See to it. You cant do anything with your heartthat is too deepbut you can control your thoughts.
So Ive been trying to make my thoughts right. When I think of people who dislike me or whom I dislike, I have tried to think cheerfully and charitably about them, in order that God could dwell in my thoughts.
God wont dwell in spiteful thoughts, polluted thoughts, lustful thoughts, covetous thoughts or prideful thoughts. He will only dwell in meek, pure, charitable, clean and loving thoughts. He will dwell in positive thoughtseven
aggressive, fighting thoughts, if need bebut they must be pure thoughts, thoughts that are like Gods. God will dwell in them as a sanctuary.
Your theology is your foundation. The superstructure is your spiritual experience built on that foundation. But the high bell towers where the carillons arethose are your thoughts. And if you keep those thoughts pure the chimes
can be heard ringing out Holy, Holy, Holy on the morning air.
Make your thoughts a sanctuary God can inhabit, and dont let any of the rest of your life dishonor God. See to it that not a foot of ground is unholy. See to it that every hour and every place is given over to God, and you will worship Him and He will accept it."
From: Tozer on Worship and Entertainment
"I have been thinking recently about how important my thoughts are. I dont have to do wrong to get under blistering conviction and repent. I can lose the fellowship of God and a sense of His presence and a sense of spirituality by just thinking wrong. God has been saying to me, I dwell in your thoughts. Make your thoughts a sanctuary in which I can dwell. See to it. You cant do anything with your heartthat is too deepbut you can control your thoughts.
So Ive been trying to make my thoughts right. When I think of people who dislike me or whom I dislike, I have tried to think cheerfully and charitably about them, in order that God could dwell in my thoughts.
God wont dwell in spiteful thoughts, polluted thoughts, lustful thoughts, covetous thoughts or prideful thoughts. He will only dwell in meek, pure, charitable, clean and loving thoughts. He will dwell in positive thoughtseven
aggressive, fighting thoughts, if need bebut they must be pure thoughts, thoughts that are like Gods. God will dwell in them as a sanctuary.
Your theology is your foundation. The superstructure is your spiritual experience built on that foundation. But the high bell towers where the carillons arethose are your thoughts. And if you keep those thoughts pure the chimes
can be heard ringing out Holy, Holy, Holy on the morning air.
Make your thoughts a sanctuary God can inhabit, and dont let any of the rest of your life dishonor God. See to it that not a foot of ground is unholy. See to it that every hour and every place is given over to God, and you will worship Him and He will accept it."
