"Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute . . . " (Philippians 4:8)

Many of us reply this way when things do not go our way. "Yeah . . .what-ever!" However, Paul reminds us here in his writing to the Philippians to not reply "Whatever", but to think about "What-Evers">

What is true today? What is actually honorable? What is right? Is there anything pure? What is the definition of lovely? Do we even know what repute even means today? (I looked it up: the character or status commonly ascribed to one . . .)

Our world is so changing and so confused as to what is right, true, and honorable that many can't come to a common definition of any of the above mentioned words. Right has become wrong and truth is changing into lies. Honorable is now disgrace and lovely has become disgusting. Pure???? Well, what is considered pure by this world's standards?

However, as we search God's truth, we find the real meanings.

It may be a good time to write down our own definitions and begin to list what defines them in our life. Have we fallen into the world's trap?