"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee." Proverbs 23:7
"You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3
What do you see with your mind's eye so to speak? What do you dwell on?
Solomon, had some dreams, desires, aims, longings, and goals so to speak. This famous king of Israel, was renowned for his wisdom too. With his unlimited resources, he decided to see for himself everything this world had to offer. He decided to act on his thoughts.
Eventually, he came to this conclusion: “Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty” Ecclesiastes 12:13 nlt.
We humans guess what.. we have 90,000 to 100,000 thoughts every day.
That’s quite a bit of ideas huh. On what, or on who do you think about the most? Is it about a person, a thing, a place, a relationship with a friend or with a group? Is it about one or two goals, or about a desire, a dream, a personal wish, or something else?
That’s a lot of thoughts per day I’d say, isn’t it? Our thoughts are important because what we think about is what we’ll plan about or take action on.. is what we tend to do. Someone wisely said, “Sow a thought, reap an act; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”
When someone has 20/20 vision, it means they have good eyesight. They see things with clarity. Do we see like that. How about eternal instead of just temporal things.
We need that kind of vision as followers of Christ because the Bible says that “where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18.
What’s your goal, or dream or aim? Do you have a so called vision of what God wants to do in and through you to bless a generation and the next generation. You can have one.. real clear. Come to Jesus your Savior and Lord. Ask Him in.
None can do it -- none can walk in two directions at the same time. Duh. You have to choose which way you’re going to walk.
The same is true when we come to the Message of the Gospel. We have to say yes or no to God’s Message. I’m not talking about the mere message or opinions of some religious leader or their group.
Either we are for or we are against the Jesus Christ of the Bible. We must make a choice. I say choose life -- it’s in Him who said he is the way, the truth and the life.
Maybe you’re in a place where the only way out is God. Been there before, I have. You can be sure of this: God is bigger than your problem or trail. And God will always have the last word.
Have you ever looked up the phrase “but God” in the Bible? Go check it out. You’ll find it in a lot of interesting Bible situations where God intervened and helped his people. He can help anyone, anywhere, at any time -- He in fact delights to do that when we humbly call out to Him.
Will you come to Jesus today? Will you choose to closer to God, or perhaps because of some hard things that have happened in your life.. go farther away from Him?
Will you come to.. and come closer to a healthy Bible teaching church, or perhaps because of some painful trails of life or some foolish hypocrite that has let you down in your life (man, I hate when that happens, and never wanna be one).. go away from a healthy born again spiritual pastor and healthy church?
When changes happen in this life, people tend to come closer to God and His church or they harden their hearts, choose to distrust Him as they go away from Him. When people let us down, and they will because we’ve all sinned and are flawed, many go away from a healthy church where they can grow well fast. I say we all need healthy family and friends who are growing in the grace and truth of the word. I say come closer to the Lord. I say get home before dark.. please. You’ll be so glad you did.
Think on Him. Think on how blessed you'll be in His forever family. Jesus appeals to you today, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28-29 Fish4souls.org
