Foster on page 64, "We must once again emphasize that the ingrained habits of thought that are formed will conform to the order of the thing being studied. What we study determines the kind of habits that are formed, which is why Paul urges us to focus on things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely and gracious."
It seems logical that as a teacher I would be a proponent of studying. This chapter speaks right to my heart. I tell students all the time that what and how they study can determine success. That as a teacher I am never going to throw something at them that they have never seen or heard before so if they study what we have learned and talked about, they should see success and that can look different for eachs student. I am not in the business of tricking or failure. I am in the business of seeing them grow and learn and becoming confident in the student and young man or woman that they are.
I imagine God saying the same thing to me. "Steph, I am not throwing anything at you that is new or you have never heard of, so spend your time studying with me so that you can grow!" God wants me to become those things that Foster talks about on page 64 "true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and gracious..." the more I study and envelope in those the more those become my life.
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