November 2, 2025

Minding Your Thoughts

A Biblical Overview of Obtaining and Maintaining a Biblical Thought Life

Psalm 111:5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

Here is a great lesson on relationships.

It would seem that many people think that relationships are built purely on physical attributes. There are many reasons for establishing relationships which include, humor “I think they are funny,” attractiveness, popularity, even proximity. These physical characteristics oftentimes are the reasons why relationships start. However, these traits will soon change, or even cease. What happens to the relationship then? It usually suffers and even may end.

For a relationship to last the test of time, through ups and downs, through differences of opinions, through health challenges, and the natural changes people go through something more than physical attraction is needed. That something is being mindful of one another. Many relationships have ended prematurely simply because one or both parties ceased to be mindful of the other.

Consider a marriage. When the marriage began there was some sort of ceremony in which both parties made commitments. “For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live” is oftentimes part of the wedding vows. Each party, being mindful of those commitments, and working to make the relationship mutually fulfilling, is the foundation of a lifelong marriage.

The same is true with a job. If the employer and employee are mindful of the commitment they make to each other and maintain a mutually beneficial environment that relationship will last. Same with friendships, families, and even civil organizations, both parties must be mindful of the other, and do that which will make the relationship flourish.

Colossians 2:2 states: That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;  This is speaking about a relationship, one which has the hearts knit together in love (see I Samuel 18:1). This relationship has both physical characteristics (love) as well as mindfulness …full assurance of understanding… that it needs to grow and flourish.

Three days ago the devotion was based on I Chronicles 16:15 which reminded us to be mindful always of God’s covenant. Today we are told that God is mindful of His covenant. We are to be mindful of His commitments to us, and He is mindful of His commitment (covenant) to us. He thinks of us, we think of Him. This is how a relationship is built and maintained for a lifetime, being mindful of each other’s mutual commitments and allowing that mindfulness to be carried out through the physical aspects the relationship needs. So very often we treat our relationships as though the only thing that matters is “what do I get out of it.”  This fault will doom any relationship over time. For we must also “put something into it” this takes being mindful of the relationship. God does this for us, and we can do this for those with whom we have relationships as well.

May the Lord bless and be pleased with your thought life today.

Dr. William Howe