Get Up Thoughts

 A pointed story about a conversation between good and evil, was told by a minister during his sermon. If you heard it before, it won't hurt to hear it again. It went thusly with the evil voice saying, "What's so grand about making a man? I can make a man!". The good voice answered, "Go ahead". The demon angel fell on his knees, and began to paw at the dirt. The good voice said, "No, No...make your own dirt!". 

You know we think all day, 24/7. Can't help it, and there are things we must do to safeguard and protect ourselves. God has done His job, but we must do ours. He has given us our own domain, our mind. To block noxious, defeating, polluting thoughts that dare to attempt entry, require effort. Answer me why we allow things that, "Can't make dirt", to usurp God's word that we have been taught. Why is it we allow our prayer life; our meditation life (Psalms 119:97) to be interrupted by something that "can't make dirt".  "Can't make dirt", meaning the devil, can discourage you from good works and good deeds. "Can't make dirt" will lie to you and tell you that you are alone, and that you are not beautiful, etc. The hymn, In The Garden,  says He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own!  

But then that's Satan's job. He doesn't have any power in your world, except you give it to him. Stand your ground! (Ephesians 6:13-14). Get Up Thoughts is a happy, happy song, light-hearted, and sun shiny bright, you can't sing it sad. It comes at the right time too, right when we're slowing up physically and mentally. Boy, are we tired. Working at home tired, or back and forth to work, tired. Tired is tired. But what we do know, God is able to keep us from falling (Jude 1:24). 

Watch the fatigue factor. Years ago, a lady and I just happen to be passing by a store window. I was in my mid-thirties and she was much older. She was so close to me I was startled. Her reflection showed her shoulders were bowed, her back bent. She walked with a listless gait. Her face was without expression and her clothes were dark and droopy. I waited for her to pass but she stopped. I stopped too, in the middle of the sidewalk. We looked at each other for the longest time, in the windows reflection before I realized I was staring at myself! It was a creepy moment, it was a teary moment but, it was also a bright bulb moment. Do you follow me? Because I was going through a dark valley experience and I was tired, I did not safeguard my thoughts. I believed, even for a second, the lies, "Can't make dirt" told me about being alone, with God not present. I am so glad proper Christian principles and teaching snapped me out of that line of thought.

I know it sounds simplistic, but what problem is too hard for God? Up, up, up ideas will come to you, from God knows where, when we take it to Him in prayer. Get Up Thoughts is the song we are talking about today. Though it is not represented here musically, we at Leap Over Walls are seeking talent to sing it in all of it's glory. It was written September 1989. 

For extra credit😊read:

1). What does Philippians 4:8 say about thoughts?

2). What does Psalms 46:10 say about meditation?

3). What does 2 Timothy 2:15 say about bible study?

4). What does 1st Corinthians 10:13 say about new problems?

5). Why does Proverbs say your thought life so important?