Think About Better Things. Philippians 4:8

Cameron’s mind was a battlefield. On the outside, he was functional—he went to work, smiled when needed, kept up with bills and deadlines. But inside, it was chaos. Anxious thoughts raced through his head from morning to night: You’re not enough. You’re failing. Something bad is coming. He didn’t even know when it started. It just became normal.

Your mind doesn’t have to live in the darkness. Start by thinking about better things.

He tried everything—self-help books, podcasts, even medication. Some of it helped temporarily, but nothing quieted the constant noise. The worst part was nighttime. As soon as the world slowed down, his thoughts got louder. Every regret, every fear, every “what if” replayed on loop like a broken soundtrack.

One night, in the middle of a particularly restless episode, he grabbed a Bible that had been collecting dust on his bookshelf. He flipped randomly and landed on Philippians 4:8. He read the words slowly: “…whatever is true, whatever is noble… think about such things.” It felt like a command—but also a lifeline. That night, he wrote the verse on a piece of paper and taped it to his bathroom mirror.

The next morning, instead of doom-scrolling or checking emails, Cameron stood in front of the mirror and read the verse out loud. Then he listed five things that matched the words—true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable. At first, it felt awkward. But within days, it started to shift something inside him. He began replacing anxiety with gratitude. Replacing lies with truth. Replacing fear with focus.

Peace isn’t found in the absence of problems—but in the presence of better thoughts.

A few weeks later, he shared the verse in his men’s small group. One guy said, “Man, I needed that. I’ve been thinking about everything except what’s good.” Cameron smiled. Think about better things, he thought. Not because the problems are gone—but because your mind doesn’t have to live in them anymore.

Now, Cameron starts every day the same way—declaring Philippians 4:8 over his thoughts like armor. It hasn’t made life perfect, but it’s made his mind peaceful. And sometimes, that’s the greater miracle.