Commit to Productive Thinking

I’m sure you've heard the expression, "Whatever your mind can conceive, you're potentially capable of achieving." The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans proved this by building complicated structures with minimum engineering tools. Think of how far Western civilization has evolved over the past 300 years to the high-tech culture of today.

This is hard to imagine, but for researchers, first there is a thought, then a challenge, which evolves into manifestations of creativity. The end result of ideas will lie dormant if time and experiment are not given to discover their potentiality.

God is not restricted to whom or where he gives insight and wisdom. Listen carefully to God’s word from Psalm 19:7: "The laws of the Lord are trustworthy and perfect, giving strength, wisdom and understanding to the mind of those who obey them." By loving God with your entire mind, who knows what you could accomplish for him that would last for all eternity? Why not commit to that today?  

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Since before time began no one has ever imagined, no ear heard, no eye seen, a God like you who works for those who wait for him.

~Isaiah 64:4 The Message

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Creations of the Mind: Curse or Blessing?

Everything we do, including every thought and spoken word, is fashioned by the mind. It’s little wonder that God would command us to love him with our entire mind, for it is capable of creating advancements either for this world’s good or for evil so destructive, the pain and suffering in its wake is incomprehensible.

The mind is so diverse that it is often conflicted and pulled in different directions. Albert Einstein in 1931 observed, “Concern for mankind and his fate must be the chief interest of all people so that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse.” Each person must guard his own mind and push away evil.

The greatest security against evil’s destructive force is to love God with your entire mind. Love for God guards against evil’s power. 1 John 4:4 reminds us, “Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.” Always maintain an attentiveness for the presence of God’s love in your mind.     

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I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God’s blessing and God’s curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life. Love the Lord your God, obey him and be faithful to him, and then you and your descendants will live long in the land.  

~Deuteronomy 30:19-20 Good News Bible

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Renewing Your Mind to Fit God's Purpose

The mind is the most intriguing mystery humanity possesses. The mind can be compared to the most advanced supercomputer; yet these computers cannot compete with the mind’s complexities and expertise. If, however, it becomes overtaxed by prolonged and persistent stress, a temporary shutdown may ensue.

Because of the present emphasis on Alzheimer's disease, we tend to become anxious if memory lapses occur. When we try too hard to recall a name or event, the more difficult it can be to remember. Then at a more relaxed time the information may surface. This is one of those mysteries.

When God gave the mind its place and power, he was aware of the ways it would affect how we function in relationships and daily activities. He commanded us to love him with our total being so we would stay grounded. Romans 12:2 instructs us to be transformed by renewing our minds so we can prove what the will of God is for us. He makes that a possibility.  

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I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart. I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.

~Ezekiel 36:26-27 Good News Bible

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