We Are What We Think
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)
Heart in Hebrew is nephesh, which means breath, the inner being with its thoughts and emotions. It can also speak of the whole person. Here is another place where this word is used.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deuteronomy 6:5 (KJV) emphasis mine
We are to love God with all that is within us. It is also sometimes translated soul. In Hebrew, a word will sometimes parallel another word, or be like it for emphasis or to elaborate on a point. Soul parallels the whole individual or person. In other words, in this verse, we see God saying to love Him with all our person and all our person He is basically using two words to repeat Himself. Anytime He repeats something, He is emphasizing his point. However, my point is that, in many instances, we can interchange the words heart, soul, and entire person.
So, according to Proverbs 23:7, our thought process brings out the various aspects contained in one’s soul, or one’s whole being. We are what we think.
Our spirits need to feed on God’s Word to believe and act accordingly. Our souls need to be renewed by the Word to think, decide, and feel right. Our bodies can be invigorated, healed, and made whole through Scripture. Therefore- we become what we think.
For example, as we feed on God’s Word and act on it, our spirits mature, our minds are renewed to think like Christ, and our bodies begin to be filled, touched, and given life by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. This helps us to walk out who we are in Christ.
We can’t think doubt and can’t speak faith to get right results. As we think, we become. We must think healed to be healed. We must think happy to be happy. We must think success to be successful. We become what we think. Our thoughts make us who we are. This supports the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.
Our spirits must be born-again to change our spirit man, our inner man. Our minds must be renewed to the Word so we change our middle man. Our outer man, our bodies, must die to sin in order to live to God.
As Christians, we must change our thinking to change what we feel, speak, act, and who we become. The Word causes us to change our thinking towards more Christlike character and actions. We are what we think.
