Thought Control

     I heard a very interesting thought a while back and I have considered it a lot. And it is so true, although not always an easy thing to do. What is the thought? "We control our thoughts! Our thoughts do not control us." At first we may not think this is right because of all those loose, wild, undesired, frustrating thoughts that just seem to jump, drift, wander, or swim into our mind! And we all have had to deal with those thoughts! But the point of the thought is not saying that those kinds of thoughts won't come! It is saying we have control over them! We each must look within ourselves and learn our own personal ways of dealing with all of our thoughts! I have also heard many suggestions in doing so from singing, quoting scriptures, just plain kicking it out, changing it from a negative thought to a positive one, or even just finding a positive from it. Now, again, many of those thoughts may be too negative to find a positive point from, BUT switching to a totally opposite thought can also help.  The thing is all of us deal with things differently so we each need to look within ourselves and find what works best for us in controlling our thoughts. And it will not happen overnight! But with time and consistent effort we will be the ones in total control of our thoughts. After all the Lord has said many things about thoughts and our controlling them as well! And following His example is always the right way!! So let's make the effort to take  control of our thoughts from now on, okay!?!?!