Fw: the mind set

Before we do anything we first 'set our mind' on doing it.  That may happen very quickly, but the mind always leads the way.  There are actually very few things that we can control in our lives.  We had nothing to do with being here...but we are here...some think, incorrectly, that they can change the physical identity that God planted in every cell of their being...but, no, you cannot change your physical identity.  However, there is one thing that we have absolute control over...we can choose to set our mind on whatever we desire.  It is the greatest of freedoms and it carries the greatest of responsibilities.  The mindset leads us into our day and into our purpose.

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The apostle, Paul, expresses the mindset issue in terms of an 'either/or' dichotomy:

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.

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So we can head down one of two roads when it comes to exercising the freedom of mindset.  Consider the promise that the prophet Isaiah wrote for those who choose to set their minds on the Lord:

Isaiah 26:3 
You keep him in perfect peace
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.

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When I was young we called the TV a 'television set'.  The TV tends to live up to this name and 'set' our minds in the directions it chooses.  But we can exercise our freedom of choice to set our minds on "the things of the Spirit".

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blessings,

Rob Smith

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"Death is inevitable.  Life is a choice!"

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."