With All Our Minds

The Greatest Commandment is found in Matthew 22:35-40, Mark 12:28-34, and Luke 10:27.  I think it is of utmost importance to think on these things. 

As Christians striving to please Christ, it is imperative to learn what God values most of all.  And that sisters, is our love.  This makes total sense because without loving God we will have no desire to honor and obey Him.  This would indeed be a sad state to find ourselves in. 

When we talked about loving God with all our hearts, we talked about love being an action word.  And it truly is.  Still, those actions happen because we make the decision to act.  We all know decisions are made in our minds. 

There are so many verses that speak of our minds.  In Romans 12:2, Paul wrote that we are to be transformed through the renewing of our minds.  Peter wrote that we were to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  (2 Peter 3:18)

In human relationships, love comes from getting to know someone.  Think about our friends.  The longer we know them, the more time we spend with them, the more understanding we have of who they are.  Our friendship grows with time. 

It is the same way for our relationship with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit.  The more we study – the more knowledge we have, the more personal our relationship becomes. 

A study of the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) gives us an excellent picture of who Christ is.  We can learn about His love and willing sacrifice for our sins. 

This knowledge of Him leads us to love Him.  We find ourselves desiring to please Him.  Based on our knowledge of Him, we decide to follow Him – to obey His commands.  That choice is made with our minds. 

But we are human and our minds wander, so we must learn to keep our focus on Christ.  Consistent Bible study and prayer is a great way to help us keep our minds on Christ. 

Consistently focusing on God is essential.  We will lose the way if we don’t.  We must desire to grow – so we desire His word which helps us grown .  Thinking about Him, believing His word, and learning about His commands should give us a great desire to serve Him. 

Love is an action.  We know that.  The action begins with a decision.  The decision to follow Christ is made with our minds because we  learned about Him through God’s word. 

I hope this make sense.  😊 I feel like I probably talked in circles a little. 

Christ above all things - Robin