What are you thinking about?

Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.

I am frequently reminded of how important what we think about is and how that relates to our well-being. I believe it can be a dangerous practice for the many who have never learned to think for themselves but far too often let their lives be directed by the thoughts and beliefs of others.

We ought always to be measuring the things we are hearing, and the thoughts that we allow ourselves to dwell on, by the word of God.