Whatever

             Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

In a book I read recently, several of the characters started listing things they loved when they faced dangerous situations. Interestingly, one or more of them also sang or hummed Eidelweiss in a number of scenes. Yesterday, John Ortberg taught on the verse above, and said that the whatevers that we think about don’t have to be some spiritually spectacular thing. We can think of sunsets, moonrises, music. Of course, another song from The Sound of Music came to mind, and here’s the link: My Favorite Things.

I’m not going to make this a long post because it ends with an obvious challenge. What are your favorite things? What are truths that you hold on to? What’s noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy? God belongs at the top of the list, of course, but what is true, noble, etc., about Him. Feel free to start your list in the comments but more importantly, start it on a piece of paper to which you can refer.