Stinkin' Thinkin'

I am on this journey and have completed week 2 of my New Directions (ND) program and am in the middle of week 3. Time flies when you're having fun, right? Anyway, I have been thinking about my thoughts. That is a funny saying, "thinking about my thoughts". Sometimes when my husband asks me "What are you thinking right now?" I respond by saying "nothing", and that is the honest truth. I am honestly thinking about nothing. But I can't even count the times over the past few weeks, months, etc. that my thinking really hasn't been about "nothing". Too many times my brain somehow goes to thinking about how horrible I am for being overweight, how fat I look in the mirror, or how awful the clothes I have look on my body. I too often entertain thoughts that put myself down and discourage my spirit. It really creates a big lack of hope and just causes me to be even more depressed and discouraged. I also have thoughts about going to food to "cure" or "help" me in whatever emotional state I am in. Maybe it is to cheer me up when I have had a bad day or to fill the ache when I am lonely or longing for something. I often think of food when I want to celebrate a good thing that has happened or sometimes just to fill the boredom of the day in times when there is nothing else to do or think about. So I am calling ALL of these thoughts...STINKIN' THINKIN'!!!!! I am ready to begin to replace these thoughts with some better things. So...the BEST thing I know I can think about is the WORD. Here are a couple that I know are much better thinking for today...

Finally, brothers, 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

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:2

I long to learn HOW to think about what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy, and sent my mind on things above. That is my prayer for today.