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Major James Nesmeth was an avid golfer, but he was also a POW during the Vietnam War. He didn’t let the confinements of his situation affect his hobby, however, as he would visualize himself playing 18 holes of golf each day, walking around his small cell, swinging an imaginary club, and watching a ball that only he could see soar into the distance. 

When he was rescued many years later, he once again took up the hobby he loved, this time playing actual rounds of golf instead of the imaginary ones he had visualized.

To his surprise, despite being trapped in a small cell and not picking up a club during his imprisonment, he found that his scores actually were lower after his release than they were before he was captured … all because of the time he spent mentally working on his game.

In Philippians (4:8), we are told: “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.”

Our thoughts are powerful. Spend time training your mind. Read the Word of God. Spend time in prayer and meditation. And think thoughts that please God.

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