Mom Heart Moments #304

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

GATHERING MY CLOSEST LOCAL FRIENDS weekly over tea, coffee, and snacks to study the Word and discuss different issues has been one of the pleasures of my fall. They help me grow in truth and knowledge, practicing thinking clearly and well.

This week we discussed how Jesus said we are to love God with all our minds. Christianity is not just a list of rules of behavior, but the truth through which we may see all of life as it really is. When we are stewards of our brains, women who think well and clearly, we can teach and lead with truth and conviction.

Yet, I have talked to countless women who say the same thing: “I don’t meet many women who know how to think biblically, or who walk in personal convictions regarding God’s truth and wisdom being the foundation of their lives. Though I have looked, I haven’t been able to find a mentor whose life seems worth following. That is why I love this group —we push each other to think well and to live by convictions developed in His light.”

No matter what else you are doing, you cannot please God and become closer to Him and understand His ways, making them a light to your path, if you are not studying His Word, reading books by wise people, and thinking true thoughts.

So many women and men I see in this generation want to rely on someone else to tell them what to do. The thing is, if you look hard enough, you can find a book or authority figure who will give you permission to do just about anything you want to do. But what does God require of you? How does God want you to live your life? The answers to these questions can only be found in His Word.

How do you practice loving God with all your mind?