I thought about my ways… Psalm 119.59

Here’s something rare. Reflection. Considering the results of our actions. Seeing if what we’ve been doing is working.

Today, more than ever, people are not encouraged to think. All the work is done and nicely presented to them. “This is what you should wear now.” “This is the profession that makes a lot of money.” “Study this.” “Here is the latest news.” “This is your religion.”

Who dictates what is fashionable? And who gave them the authority to tell me what and how I should dress?

Latest news? You mean, from all that has happened and is happening today to more than 7 billion people in the entire world, those are the most important events that matter to me?

Unfortunately, when a young person finishes high school, he has been programed to be a robot. Schools, supposedly where kids are sent to learn how to think, have achieved the opposite. Do as you are told, don’t ask why.

But we can’t blame it all on the schools. It’s everywhere. At home, at work, in religions, on television, in music, and in our culture in general — people are not encouraged to think. And of the few who think, most don’t want everyone else thinking. Thinking is power. Obviously, those who hoard power want as few people thinking as possible.

God, on the other hand, wants you to think. “Consider your ways,” He says in Haggai 1.5.

Only through a faith that thinks can one reach God, solve problems, and change one’s life.

Only by looking at the fruit of your actions, the results of your behaviors, can you change direction and follow a better path in life.

But as long as you remain a robot that exists to fulfill the interests of others, you won’t use the most powerful piece of you: your brain.

Thinking is power. Use it.