Verse of the Month
“For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it tospring forth, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.” (Isaiah 61:11 NKJV)
March 15th - 21st
Scripture Reading: Colossians 3: 2
Set Your Mind and Keep It Set
In life plans sometimes fall apart, and so
do we when we forget to set our mind on things above … meaning thinking God’s
way.
If we are to think like God thinks about
the “issues” of life, we have to know His Word about the subject at hand. Learning how God feels about how we should
handle rough times will help us to live His “way” instead of acting out of
feelings or emotions every time things don’t go the way we hoped or planned.
The Apostle Peter didn’t like what Jesus
was saying would come to pass concerning His death. Trouble wasn’t in his plans for spreading the
gospel, and the upcoming events that Jesus spoke of was the last thing he
expected.
The Master turned His back to him facing
the other Disciples rebuking Peter and said,
“Get behind Me,
satan; for your mind is not set on God’s will or His values and purposes, but
on what pleases man.” (Mark 8:33 Amp)
Not only was life turning on him, Peter was
miffed at his Teacher! Jesus reminded
him that God’s plan supersedes any other plans, desires, wishes or feelings. If we keep our mind set on this truth, life’s
setbacks are easier to handle knowing God is still in control.
“Set your mind
and keep focused habitually on the things above
(the Heavenly
things), not on things that are on the earth (which have
only temporal
value).” (Colossians 3:2 Amp)
Always be mindful of this. When someone gets on your nerves or ticks you
off, don’t get mad. Instead set your mind and keep it set that you won’t give
in to your emotions. Giving into our feelings
often causes us to sin, so setting our mind on NOT getting upset changes the
way we respond and usually turns a situation around on our behalf.
There are no drive-through breakthroughs in
the Kingdom of God, but God promises to “go through” every situation that
arises in our life if we submit to His way over ours. He will never leave, forsake or let us down.
“Let your
character (your moral essence, your inner nature) … for He said, I will never
(under any circumstances) desert you (nor give you up nor leave you without
support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless) nor will I forsake or let
you down or relax My hold on you (assuredly not).”
(from Hebrews
13:5 Amp)
Set your mind on trusting that God’s Word,
promises and plan are always the best. Stop
fighting the Holy Spirit’s help and start working with Him to enjoy a life of
peace. You’ll be surprised at how differently
you approach new circumstances.
March 15th – 21st Daily Bible Reading
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