One morning I offhandedly said to my husband, "Our bath towels don't seem to be as soft as they used to be." A few minutes later I was walking through the living room where Dave had the t.v. on and I heard this: "If your bath towels are not as soft as they should be, you are probably using too much detergent."
Wow! That was quick! It's a small thing but it got me to thinking about my previous blog post. (Scroll down for that!) I explained what I call my signature scripture--the one that burns in my heart!
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him;
He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will,
and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.
Proverbs 16:3Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
What if we could think the thoughts of God---all day---every day?? It has been my experience that God cares about every big or little thing that concerns us, and He waits until we ask for His help.
How about if we try it together?? We could begin each day with--"God, I give You all of my plans today. Help me to think the way You think in every situation."
This simple prayer could be spoken (under your breath) in the grocery store, at the office, while driving the car---anywhere!
I would love for you to devote seven days to this spiritual experiment. Each morning commit your plans to God and ask Him to help you think the way He thinks. At the end of the day recall what happened during the day. Don't leave out even the simplest thing like "I remembered to pick up that can of tomato soup that I was going to use in my recipe tonight."
We would love to hear your results so just scroll down and leave a comment. I encourage you to begin your seven days whenever you read this and if you miss a day, just keep going until you reach your seventh day. It will be so fun to hear back from you as you think your "God thoughts!!"
GPS (Directions from God's Word to help you get there)
Directions on the goodness of God: (taken from the NIV)
Psalms 25: 12-13
Isaiah 63:7
Hebrews 6:5
Day 1: Our granddaughter was coming to spend the night. I was kind of tired and was trying to think of some fun things to do while she was here. We had turned our day over to God that morning and asked God to cause our thoughts to become agreeable to His will. As I was trying to think of what we could do, some ideas just seemed to flow. I even had more in mind than we had time to do. Thank You, God!
ReplyDeleteDay 2: Dave and I pray every morning and roll our day upon the Lord. We ask Him to cause our thoughts to agree with His will so the day will be established in success. The day becomes like a jigsaw puzzle that is put together piece by piece. Tonight we will say, "God, thank You for this amazing day!"
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