Check your thoughts!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Father Michael Sliney, LC

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” [Proverbs 23:7]

If people could only see our thoughts! You may not be able to control what arrives to the “gate house” of your mind and heart, but you are certainly free to lift up the gate or not to those unhealthy and pernicious thoughts trying to seek passage.  Try to stop each thought and calmly ask a few questions:  Is this thought good for my marriage?  Will this thought bring me closer to Christ?  If I died today, would I be happy to have this thought buried within my soul?

About Father Michael Sliney, LC

Father Michael Sliney was ordained a priest in Rome on December 24, 1998. He studied mechanical engineering at Michigan State University for two years before entering the Legion. As a seminarian he earned a bachelors in philosophy from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas and degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College in Rome. He works with youth groups in the Washington D.C. area.
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One Response to Check your thoughts!

  1. Francois M-D says:
    July 24, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    So, so so true, Father, but so, so so difficult to achieve. Thanks for reminding us.

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