Sermon Illustrations: Thinking & Thoughts

Deliberate thinking is for doing better than just coping. Everyone can run, but an athlete runs deliberately and is trained for that purpose.1

I can't stop a bird from flying over my head, but I sure can stop him from making a nest in my hair! John Wesley

Set a sentry over the lid of your heart, and don't open it indiscriminately. Do not allow entry to poisons, toxins, robbers and thieves. Judge every thought, and if it is unfit for your attention, flush it! We do that with other waste matter, so why not for wasteful thoughts?¹