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“As a man thinks in his heart, is the way he lives.” Our thoughts control

what we say and do and even how we feel in everyday life.

“We cannot consistently act on the outside different from what we
think on the inside.” Our thoughts become one with us.

In the New Testament, Paul says that what we believe controls what we
say and therefore what we do.

Psychology says: “Today we are a chain reaction of what we thought
about yesterday.” Of course, our thoughts become our attitudes, and it

is said, “Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?”

I coined a phrase years ago: “Attitudes are more important than reality,

because attitude can change reality.” I strive to live by this.

When We ‘GO’ – We Begin to Define Meaning and Purpose

We were just discussing purpose and meaning in life. Well, this step in
the GOALS acronym gives us the means of discovering meaning and
purpose for our lives. But this is a matter of self-discovery. It’s not what

you learn from a textbook.

As an undergraduate, my major was in psychology and business. I found
out that most students took ‘psychology’ to discover their meaning in

life: “Why are we here?” – “What is the purpose of existence?” – “What
is life all about?”

But psychology does not answer these questions.

In fact, nothing can really answer these questions, unless you ask God

and he gives you a direct answer like some folks say happens to them.
But then you hear someone talk about evolution rather than creation,

and they have an entirely different slant on life.

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