"We become what we think about" - Earl Nightingale
Intellectual consent and Emotional attachment to one's beliefs can determine the kind of life one will have in this world.
The Bible says; "Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Heb.11:6).
Some of us have difficulty in believing in the existence of God. We visit temples, mosques, churches, and what not. But deep down in us we wonder if the thing we pretend to worship really exists. The reason we take part in religious activities is because that is what we are brought up with; that is our culture, that shapes our identity as a people and individual. Particularly in the eastern societies, atheism is not so much a sign of respect or sophistication as it is made in the western societies. An academician in the eastern societies is more respected when he/she wears some religious garbs.
Others are so emotionally attached to their religious traditions, rituals and practices without ever giving serious thought to see if the things they believe have any truth behind them. Is there any truth in what we worship? Are there multiple creators of this little universe? Why are there so many religions? Can all religions be true at the same time? Whey each religion differs from the other at its core?
We brush aside such questions because we are so emotionally attached to what we believe. Doubt is considered irreligious, so we shut our thinking faculty and allow the emotions to have free reign.
As a Christian, the Bible calls me to make sure that the God I worship really exists, that I am not just worshiping something wishful. I must be certain with every possible evidence about the existence of God. I must not settle for the unknown God because if this universe is indeed created, the creator can, should and must be knowable.
Once I have settled the issue of God's existence, then the Bible calls me for the emotional attachment to the kind of God I see in existence. That God is Good. He reward those who seek him. My faith in the existence of the Good God affects the kind of life I will have on this earth.
Earl Nightingale came to the conclusion and said that from the pages of the New Testament to the works of Emerson, "we become what we think about".
Strong emotional attachment to the clear understanding of the existence of a Good God will make a human being good in every sense of the word "good".
