For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:7 NKJV

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts

Proverbs 4:23 GNB

It is not what happens to a man that defines him nor is a man defined by the opinion of others. It is the dominant thought of a man that defines him.

As a man thinks in his heart so is he. If you think and keep thinking about a thing long enough, you start to believe it, accept it as true and unconsciously begin to manifest it. Your thought pattern forms your belief system and determines your attitude, expectations in life and response to things.

Someone once said “Watch your thoughts, they will soon become words. Watch your words they will soon become action. Watch your actions, they will soon become habit. Watch your habits, they determine your destiny.”

It all begins in the thought realm. While you may not be able to control the thoughts that enter your mind, you can determine the thought that stays in your mind. Will you make effort to cultivate the garden of your mind, so a man of your choice and desire might emerge?

Think positively, progressively, healthily and as such positive thoughts dominate your mind, they in turn define you.

Recommended text for further reading:

Mark 7: 20-23; Philippians 4:8; Roman 12: 1-3.