Think

Back in 1968, Aretha Franklin released her hit single, "Think", and it became a chart topping success.  I first saw and heard it performed during the movie "The Blues Brothers."  It's been a long time since I saw the movie, but it came back to my mind today as I thought about thinking.

This is the Information Age.  We are up to our necks in information.  The internet is like a firehose, gushing an inexhaustable supply of information into our minds faster than we can process it.  But, what are we doing with all that information?  What is the purpose in all our getting?  Is it really just a case of us “ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” ? – 2 Timothy 3:7

I do a lot of learning, reading, and listening, it's my job.  But it's much more difficult to take on the work of thinking, not just letting the information wash over you, but evaluating the information, and then rejecting it, or making it your own. Taking a few minutes a day to think deeply may be one of the best things we can do during our day.  Think about your role as a husband and father, or wife and mother.  Think about your religious and political views.  Think about your life, and begin to live deliberately.  Thinking is perhaps the hardest work that people can do, but it may also be the most rewarding.  Think!