Where is YOUR mind these days?!?

Emerson says "A man is what he thinks about all day long." Really?? Well, if that's the case, I'm not very much these days. The last thing I want to do after a hard days work is THINK, but I'm trying to be more intentional with my thought life. It's so much easier to be mindless isn't it? With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to poll the meet market core to gauge what was on peoples' minds these days and here are the responses I got (check for yourself as well!):





1. These days, when I exercise/go running, I think about...


"...how much exercising sucks."



"...nothing at all, really. I'm usually watching TV while I run (slowly) on the treadmill and I'm usually watching the food network, the travel channel or the history channel. It's my escape from all the things that burden me and it's the only time where I really get to watch TV. Our lives can seem so minute and redundant that sometimes we forget that there is a whole other world out there full of new experiences."



"...upcoming trips and events. I imagine how fun it'll be, who will be there, and what we'll do."




"...getting myself motivated to beat my body up and get as much as I can out of this session."



"...how much more I need to run before I can stop."





"...the show the Biggest Loser. I think about the strained faces of the contestants and how hard they push themselves to lose that extra pound. I picture their drenched shirts and their sweat drippin faces."



"...taking one more step/rep"



"...usually when I run, I'm trying not to think about how much I want to stop, so I'm usually watching tv to take my mind off the torture."




2. These days, while I'm praying, my mind wanders off to...



"...think about people God has brought in my life."



"...either all the things that I still have to do, or things I've been reading/experiencing/watching/learning and seeing if there are any illustrations I can draw from it."



"...school work. I go over my list of to-do's and what I need to study next."



"...what I'm going to do next."



"...it varies day to day, but usually on outside distractions"



"...what I have to do in the morning (or the next morning) at work. I pray most when I first wakeup in the morning, right before my shower. I find that my mind has a hard time just being still before the Lord since I'm always wondering how my day is going to shape up - what meetings need to be had, who needs to get yelled at, who's going to yell at me, and what other non-work related things I need to take care of. Sometimes, it's a real struggle to be still before the Lord, but like everything else in Christian life, we must struggle through it."



"...the past and the future. A little bit of both the good and the bad. Certain memories that have shaped who I've become. I trace how far I've come since my younger years as a Christian, but then I look foward to see how much more there is to struggle/fight/grow in the years to come."

"...nothing. I fall asleep."

3. These days, before I fall asleep, I think about...



"...what I'm going to wear the next day."



"...the work God has yet to do."



"...things I need to get done the next day."



"...the mistakes I've made from the current day and the people that I've hurt in the past."



"...what I just watched on tv (usually Sportscenter), or the ppl that are in need of care/oversight."

"...calling in sick to work the next day cause I'm tired."

"...nothing and everything."

"...what I will wear to work the next morning."

Let's be honest. Our minds are all over the place! And I think to a certain degree that's perfectly normal. But in the midst of these thoughts, will we choose to make room for God?

Reminder: "Finally, brothers, 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." Phil. 4:8