“In your
relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:”
Philippians 2:5
You’ve heard it said
or perhaps you know someone just like it: a couple who have been married so
long that they can finish one another’s sentences.
How do they do that?
How is that possible?
Well, they’ve spent
many years in one another’s company.
They know what their
spouses like and dislike.
They know their
opinions, routines and habits,
They know how to push
the right buttons or the best way to encourage.
Having the same
mindset as Christ Jesus comes in much the same way.
We spend time in His
Word, in His Presence, in obedience to His direction and leading.
As we continue in
this the Holy Spirit is doing a transformative work on our mind.
The Psalmist wrote:
Delight thyself in
the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Perhaps, in reading
that verse, you thought that God comes round to your way of thinking.
The opposite is true.
As I grow in my love
and knowledge of Him, it is the desires of my heart that begin to change.
My desire is to
please Him.
To do and say those
things that bring Him honor and glory; just as Jesus desired to bring honor and
glory to His Father in heaven.
That is the mindset
of Christ Jesus we are to have!
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