When we were born again our spirits were made new (John 3:3-7) but not our bodies or souls. We need to bring our bodies under (1 Cor 9:27) and renew our minds (Rom 12:2). Our minds have had years under the influence of satan and his worldly system that we all live in and we need to change our thinking over to Gods influence and ways.

In Philippians 4:8 we are told the things God says we should meditate on to clean up our minds.  Checking out the complete meaning of some of the words from the Greek in that verse of scripture is interesting. In Philippians 4:8 the word true means true and you can’t get closer to the truth than God’s word. Noble has the sense of something that demands respect. Something that is just, is innocent or even Holy! To be pure is to be morally faultless or without blemish. To be lovely is to be lovely! Words of good report are words that lack any negativity or ill report. Virtue, speaks of moral excellence and goodness. God is praiseworthy, so that sets a standard right there! Paul says meditate on these things!!!

Obviously God’s word is where our thoughts need to be and we need to train our minds to think along God’s pattern in all our daily interactions and thought processes. The results will be peace (Phil 4:7). Try it, you will see results, guaranteed!