Tuesday, June 19, 2012

If My Thoughts are Centered On God

1 Corinthians 2:11a "For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? "

Dearest Lord!  No one can ever know my deepest thoughts, or any of my thoughts, unless I voice them.  Even then, unfortunately, I can be untruthful as to what they really are.  But, "You have searched me and known me." (Psalm 139:1)  There is nothing hid from You and that is both comforting aand convicting.  I can think a prayer and You hear it, or I can think a sinful thought and You are aware of that as well.  Scripture says that You know what my thoughts will be before I think them!  You are in all time all the time and are omniscient.  If my thoughts are centered on YOU...I will be fine.  If my thoughts wander to looking at others to see if they measure up, or to see what they have that I do not, or look at them in self-righteousness instead of grace and mercy, Lord, You know it and Your Spirit will convict me of those sins, if do not quench Him.
      I have seen a shirt with the sentence on it "Lord, put Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth."
I think I need to change that to, "Lord, put Your arm around my shoulder and Your love and grace in my heart and mind!"

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