I recently read somewhere that our beliefs come as a result of our repeated thoughts.
Pondering on this, I came to the realization we are truly a product of our thoughts and our beliefs!
I remember back when I was in high school and my mum was then very particular about the kind of friends I hang around with, she was always stressing on friends that are studious and from ‘good’ homes. She always advised that by hanging around them, I will be more focused on my studies and not be distracted with unnecessary activities so that I can get good grades. I did get good grades when I graduated!
As Christians, we are told to always study our bible and meditate on them, this is for us to be conversant with the ways and personality of God. By meditating on the words in the bible, we are focusing/aligning our thoughts and actions to God’s nature and in turn our minds are renewed and we become more and more of what is expected of us.
Why do we always hear that evil companions corrupt good morals or that birds of the same feather flock together ? Why do we read up biographies of people we admire?
Why do we even attend church? Why do we have some particular friends and then wonder what keeps us together? It is because when we continually stay in the company of certain people, we start thinking like them. When we continually read certain ‘type’ of books, we start acting out what we have read or behave in the philosophy being projected therein.
I have learned that if I desire to be a particular kind of person, to think in a certain way, to impact
in a certain way, to believe in a certain way, to achieve an ambition or a goal, then I need to be conscious of what I am listening to. I also need to be conscious of the company I am keep.
I have also learned to be more intentional in order to craft and become the person I want to be. Since I now know that my thoughts/beliefs are important , I try to ‘protect’ and transform my beliefs to be in the right state to actualize my goals. I flee from distracting companions, I read up on relevant books, watch relevant videos, ensure that I build up habits that will facilitate this.
There may be environments or conditions that you find ourselves in that are not conducive to your achieving your dreams, you need to consciously look for ways to remove your self from that space and like I always believe, when you start looking, options and ideas will come and somehow, you will see yourself out of there!
What are you doing now? Why don’t you start putting your mind on those things which are above, those things which are true, purposeful and can impact positively to yourself and to your generation and watch as your life is transformed!.
