" 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, 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. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. " Philippians 4:8-9
So, I'm reading this book, it's book two of a three part series, at least I HOPE there are no more than three! After book one I wanted to get into book two, and it's difficult to find parts that I feel ok with stopping at. I was reading for a bit at families house and I got to a part that made me so mad I had to put the book down! I was just so upset with what had happened in the book! After at least half an hour I couldn't seem to shake what had a happened so I thought I better read some more to see if it resolved a bit so I could calm down. It did...a bit....but not very much. However, my thoughts and attitudes seemed to stick to the -a little on the not so great side-thinking about this silly book! I ended up trying to get through the rest of the night with an alright attitude until everyone else, including Tim, was asleep so I could read, and finished book two without a whole lot of resolve! Book three now sits in one of my bags waiting to be read, however my list of things to do that are more important is likely going to last me longer than the time I have to do them, so book three awaits.
When I finished reading last night I couldn't help but pray and seek God's help with my brain. How is it that I got so caught up in something someone had written. Tim always tells me that means he/she is a good author, I, at the time am usually too emotional, whether upset, like this book, or crying, or laughing, or whatever the case may be. I've heard of people who are like this with TV shows as well, getting so caught up in what's happening in (insert fictional character's names here)'s lives that it's difficult to really live in real life.
I'm not certain this is something Paul is talking about in Philippians, but it's the verse that came to mind as I sought peace and cleansing in my attitude and mind. So, perhaps I won't read today, or even in the next few days, and that will likely be a good thing. But what I know I need to do, regardless, is think on things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy!
