Saturday, August 09, 2014

WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND?

As each person opens their Facebook page they are greeted with the question, "What is on your mind." With that prompt, we share everything that's going on at the moment; anything from our eating in some restaurant to a selfie taken on the beach or in front of some point of interest in our travels.  Judging by the pictures posted, many of us have our children and grandchildren on our minds.  Obviously there is much more on our minds than the fun things we share on our Facebook page.  The human mind has the amazing capacity to have many things "on it" at the same time.  So what else is on your mind that you didn't or maybe couldn't share?  The possibilities are infinite.

My purpose here is to provide some food for thought out of the Word of God.  Let your mind think on these things.

Isaiah 26:3-4:
                         "You will keep in perfect peace
                          him whose MIND is steadfast
                          because he trusts in You.
                          Trust in the Lord forever,
                          for the Lord, the Lord,
                          is the Rock eternal."

Mark 12:30  
                        "Love the Lord your God
                         with all your heart
                         and with all your soul,
                         and with all your MIND,
                         and with all your strength."

Romans 8:5-9
                       "Those who live according to the sinful nature
                        have their MINDS set on what that nature desires;
                        but those who live in accordance with the Spirit
                        have their MINDS set on what the Spirit desires.
                        The MIND of sinful man is death,
                       but the MIND controlled by the Spirit is Life and Peace;
                       the sinful MIND is hostile to God.
                       It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.
                       Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God,
                       you, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature
                       but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you."

Romans 12:1-2
                       "Therefore, I urge you, in view of God's mercy
                        to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and
                        pleasing to God -this is your spiritual act of worship.
                        Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
                        but be transformed by the renewing of your MIND.
                        Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -
                        His good, pleasing and perfect will."

I Corinthian 2:14-16
                       "The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that
                       come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him,
                       and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
                       The spiritual person makes judgments about all things...
                       But we have the MIND of Christ."

Let these words find a place in your mind.  The next time you are asked, "What's on your mind?", you can share Christ.