Thought Provoking

How much thought do you give to God...clear concentrated thought?  We think about dinner, we think about broken relationships, we think about our finances and conversations we have had, movies we watched and plans that we have made but do we think about God?  We think about the arguments we have had, the disappointments we have faced, the level of affection others have for us, how we look and what new purchases we will make but is our mind on God?  The atheist claims she never thinks about God and the Christian makes much of her loyalty to Him but have we become more like the atheist than the believer when it comes to how our mind operates?  What good is it really to be Christian if your mind is not engaged with the mind of your Savior?    Nothing is more absurd than having all the thoughts of God at your disposal and living within the poverty of your own understanding.  We would feel badly for the poor fool who goes begging for scraps of food when he has been blessed with a full and abundant bank account.  God has joined His mind to yours when you are born again and all the wisdom of heaven is at your disposal if you would just begin to think with Him.  It is not easy to set your mind on God.  We are like little children; so easily distracted by every flitting thought that passes through the mind.  Yet with just a little bit of effort, we can think with God on every matter we face.  He can comfort us and encourage us and guide us at every minute of each day.  It takes faith to believe that when you turn your thoughts to God, He is with you in it and ready to organize your thinking.   Whisper your fears to Him, ask Him for help with the decision you need to make, give Him the sorrow you possess, comment on what you see and how it affects you.    There are boundless opportunities to let the Lord in on your thoughts but you must open the door for Him to enter there.  Take a moment to tell God you know He is a part of your mind and that you welcome His help right now.  Just begin to think about Him when it comes to you and soon enough you will find you are thinking about and with God more than you imagined possible.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  Colossians 3:2-3 NIV