Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives is one of the best-known and most profound books by Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica. It explores the power of thoughts and the way they shape our lives, souls and relationship with God.
Elder Thaddeus teaches that a person's life reflects his thoughts. When we cultivate thoughts of peace, love, kindness and forgiveness, the soul becomes peaceful and still. When we accept thoughts of malice, fear, judgement or turmoil, we lose inner peace and our whole life becomes troubled.
The Holy Fathers say that any thought disturbing our peace does not come from God and should be dismissed rather than accepted. We must therefore strive to preserve good thoughts, because the state of the heart is born from our thoughts, and our life proceeds from the state of our heart.
The book speaks about peace of heart, divine love, joy, forgiveness, humility and the unseen warfare with thoughts. It shows that God desires people to become like Him, filled with peace, love, truth, goodness and light.
Profound yet accessible, this book can transform the way a person understands life, thoughts and the relationship with God. It is a spiritually valuable work for every Christian seeking peace of heart and closeness to God.
