WHAT IN THIS WORLD WAS I THINKING?

WHAT IN THIS WORLD WAS I THINKING?

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Romans [all ESV] 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but 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.

Ephesians 4  … the way you learned Christ!—assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

  A constant personal assay and shared essay is to think as God wants us to think; according to the Word living (Jn.1:1) and written (Gen. thru Rev.). And a constant work it is!

  Thinking frames and thereby influences everything in life and death:

·         Whether we see God, or not.

·         How we see God in all things, or not.

·         How we see ourselves in relationship to God, or not.

·         How we see ourselves in fellowship with Him, or not.

·         How we see our relationship to one another, or not.

·         How we enterprise fellowship with others, or not.

·         How we view all activities.

·         How we venture all activities.

·         How we mature, or not.

·         How we picture value and priority, or not.

·         ………

  This would include even when another old coot sends me a bit of humor:

  An elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip. When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn't miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes. By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses.
  All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man. He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive. The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just wouldn't let up for a single minute.
  To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of their car and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her: "While you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card."

  And this old mind thought of Jesus’ words recorded by Doctor Luke: "Can a blind man lead a

blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is

fully trained will be like his teacher.Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not

notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck

that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take

the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's

eye.” Luke 6:39-42 

  What do you think?

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