As A Man Thinketh In His Heart
Most of us get offers in the mail or on the Internet from companies that offer great prizes, even in the millions of dollars. Now that sounds good, but in reality the odds of winning are so small that the changes of winning is near zero.
Paul tells us that God offers great blessings—but not for just one lucky winner! God offers His blessing to everyone who will accept His Son as Savior. Paul says, “(Be) transformed by the RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2).
What does it mean to “renew” our minds? It means God is going to change the way we think! But, why would we need to do that? Why should I change my “thinking?” The reason is simple: most people start out by believing that their personal opinion is the basis of truth.
In fact, most people base their thinking, moral, political, etc., on what they believe is right. Most people rarely consider what God thinks is right.
Proverbs has several scriptures that deal with this. Proverbs 3:5-6 warns us - “DO NOT LEAN on your own understanding. (Why would I want to lean on my own understanding? Because I trust my instincts.) In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 14:12 warns “There is a way which seems right unto a man (it makes sense to me) but its end is the way of death.” In fact Proverbs 28:26 “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool…”
on is to renew our minds! We’ve got to change how we think!!!!
You see, God’s thinking is different from ours. In Isaiah 55:8-9 God tells us “my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
So we need to TIE IN to God’s ways and thoughts. Until we do that, we’ll always depend on OUR own instincts rather than God’s and we’ll always end up messing things up. But, where can I go to get God’s way of thinking? That’s right – the Bible.
God’s Word is the truth. But we must read and study it to know what it says and what it ...
