“The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6
I’m a Lutheran and getting older, and the changes in my life and in this sin filled world seem to be accelerating at light speed. And, there is a phrase that I recall when seeing these challenges in this fallen world; “I’m mad as hell…and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Making changes in any area of your life on this side of Paradise requires that you change the way you think. That is going to be a challenge for me. That’s because our brain is where God’s Spirit works in us.
God’s Spirit doesn’t work in my crooked arthritic toes, coughing lungs or thankfully not in my plugged wrinkly nose. He works through our mind! I have often read that our heart is a place where God works. For example, we say and sometimes sing, “I invited Jesus into my heart.” But I feel that our heart is really, just a symbol for our brain. Our brain is where we think; so it seems that in our mind is where God begins the real change process. It’s where the reset takes place and I start seeking His wisdom, direction and His peace in my life.
You, these Haitian children and I were created to be like God. But we are sinful and have been molded in the ways of this fallen world and we know that doesn’t happen instantly. To grow into someone who serve’s more like Jesus, we’re going to have to go through a lot of change in our life; we’re going to have a lot of resets. Becoming a new person in Christ starts with changing the way you think. Our Heavenly Father desires us to live a full, meaningful, purposeful life. He wants you to grow in faith and spiritual maturity and experience peace in our lives.
Dear Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay