Mark 12:30 (NLT)
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
Philippians 2:5-8 (NLT)
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
Today, we embark on part two of the Whole Body series- the mind. As with the body, it begins and ends with Jesus. And our relationship with him. Its about us becoming more like him; letting his mind be our mind; his thinking, our thinking; his intelligence, our intelligence; his creativity, our creativity. Everything that wraps our minds and everything our minds can wrap around.
So, how do we do this? The apostle Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, laid out what having the mind of Christ entails…
We are to-
-think of ourselves the way JESUS thought of himself
-seek no status or special privilege
-become a servant/slave
-live a life of humility
-live a selfless, obedient life
-die a selfless, obedient life
Simple right?
No where in the list is there room for such things as thinking of ourselves as better (or more religious or prettier or richer) than anyone else. No where in the list is their room for you to rule the world around you or demand that the world revolve around you. No where on the list is there room for you to be saint at church then do whatever the hell you want to do the rest of the week. No where in the list is there room for secretive lustful thoughts for that girl/ guy or for the money you wish you had or the materialistic stuff your neighbor possesses. No where on the list does it say me, me, me. Its all about losing our mind (pun intended) in that of Christ JESUS.
Ready to walk into a mind-altering month with LifeTogether?
Application: Over the course of the next month, adopt the mind of Christ. Pray and ask GOD to begin the process of planting in you that mind.
Mindful Meditation: Repeat the list above to yourself several times aloud. Meditate and pray about each of those things. Ask GOD to help you develop them.
