Our
thoughts are as important in our walk with God as our words. God stresses their
importance in many Bible verses. We need to guard our thoughts as well as our
words (Proverbs 4:23).
Satan
plants thoughts of temptation in our mind. Will we act on it and sin, or will
we “draw near to God and resist the devil, so he will flee from us?” (James 4:7)
We
keep our mind in peace by dwelling only on issues, which are true, honest,
just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and worthy of praise (Philippians
4:8).
I often hear
people say that God does not speak to them, or that God stopped speaking to
them. Have we grieved God’s Holy Spirit by our thoughts, word or deeds? (Ephesians
4:30-31) Are we walking in the will of God? (2 Corinthians 6:16). Or is this a
quiet time?
I believe that
in the quiet times, God is telling us to wait, to trust, and to rest in His
love as we enjoy His companionable silence (Psalm 27:14). We sit in silence and just enjoy
His presence while we focus on His goodness in our life. Almighty God, Creator
and Master deigns to fellowship with us each moment of the day.
God delights in
sharing with us all the needed tidbits of information to enable us to serve Him
during our day, or in the coming weeks. He gives us the wisdom we need or some
counsel on an issue in our life.
God’s Spirit
within us calms our fears when we worry about the future and we succumb to the
anxiety surrounding the unseen issues, which disturb our peace. God remedies
this by giving us the faith of Christ who dwells within us (Romans 2:20;
Colossians 1:27).
Prayer:
Father
God, we love belonging to Your family. Everything else on earth fades when
compared to this privilege. You always know when we need Your spiritual strength for the next bend
in the river. You are the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). As
fear rises in our heart during some daunting experience, thank You for
continually abiding within us, and enabling
us to do whatever You call us to do (Philippians 4:13).
Thought for the
Day:
God
gives us the mind of Christ. - 1 Corinthians 2:15-16
