S – Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things

Philippians 4:8 CSB

O  – Commentary:

whatever. In the Greek “whatever” is plural, which suggests that several things could be included under each heading.

True (alēthē) things are of course the opposite of dishonest and unreliable things (cf. Eph. 4:15, 25). Noble refers to what is dignified and worthy of respect (this word semna is used in the NT only here and in 1 Tim. 3:8, 11; Titus 2:2).

Right refers to conformity to God’s standards.

Pure (hagna) refers to what is wholesome, not mixed with moral impurity.

Lovely (prosphilē, occurring only here in the NT) speaks of what promotes peace rather than conflict.

Admirable (euphēma, also used only here) relates to what is positive and constructive rather than negative and destructive.

A – The spiritual battle starts in the mind.  Our thoughts is the front lines of attack from the enemy.  Using the list above, we have a great list of qualifiers of what how we should be thinking and what we should ponder.

R – Lord, my mind covers a lot of thoughts in one day.  Help me today to align my thinking with these things.  Let me win the battle of the mind so I can go into all of my conversations and situations with truth and purity that honors you.