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Col. 1
“Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.” (Col. 1:21). I keep seeing mention of the importance of our thinking. The way we perceive, process, and respond to the world around us matters. It isn’t our behavior that makes us enemies of God. Our behavior is simply the manifestation of what’s in our minds. And visible behavior can disguise our unseen thoughts. But those thoughts aren’t hidden from God. It is Christ who transforms our minds, replacing enmity with peace, so that we can be reconciled to God. And when our thinking changes, so does our behavior.
2 Kings 3-4
Look at v. 18. The prophet describes this miracle as “an easy thing” for the Lord. What are you facing that seems impossible to you? Do you think the widow may have wished she had asked for more jars? Where are your prayers too small? God is big. I mean, BIG. He can fill up a dry valley with water, turn a small amount of something into more than enough, even give life to the dead. All of these things and so much more are nothing for God.
I don’t know why we tend to limit God. Surely the Bible demonstrates that He can do anything with ease. In fact, He can do far more than we can even conjure up in our imaginations. Although, honestly, I’m not so sure it’s the ‘can’ that I struggle so much with. I think the thing I really need to learn is how much God desires to do amazing and awesome things for His faithful ones. Then again, do I genuinely believe that He can if I never think that He will? That takes me back to the need to take on the mind of Christ; to change our way of thinking. May my mind be an open book for God and a closed door to my flesh, which is both God’s enemy and mine.