What’s on your mind…Christian Executive
December 19, 2009 by intheworldbutnotofit
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. Matthew 22:37
Did you ever notice that the first time this verse showed up in the Bible in Deuteronomy 6:5 the phrase “all your mind” was not included?
Why did Jesus add this phrase and make it so seemingly inconspicuous? The Bible tells us in Romans 10:10 “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved”.
Once we believe in our hearts and accept Christ we are sealed and filled with the Holy Spirit. Our lives are now His but the mind, on the other hand, remains an open battlefield. Think about the course of your day and how often you change your mind. Think about the outside distractions and attractions that speak into your mind and how fickle you can be in your decision making. The mind is where the enemy can play tricks, appeal to us and tempt us to go a certain way.
The truth is we can have a heartfelt commitment to Christ but still struggle in our minds with daily challenges and thoughts.
We all have had experiences where we have made decisions that were necessary but our hearts failed to follow as quickly. The Lord knows that just having the intelligence or information in our heads (minds) regarding Him is not enough to withstand the onslaught that the enemy will surely bring.
Our commitment needs to be rooted deeply in our hearts. I may not always have the right intellectual response to challenges about Christianity and at times I may look foolish in trying to respond but I know in my heart that what I believe and in whom I believe is completely true.
Jesus said “all your mind” because He wants to emphasize that even in our minds, that dangerous battleground, we need to be enriching it with Him. We can be at risk if we entertain things in our minds that do not glorify Him. The mind is an amazing gift and we need to nurture it…
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