He was stuck.
He wrote a note . . . describing a life that seemed like everything and everyone had come against him.
He gave up . . . there seemed to be nothing else to do.
He left family and friends.
It was unthinkable . . .
that such a brilliant individual, with so much to offer, could give up everything.
As the years have passed,
I have wondered what he would have done with more life on earth.
The one thing I know is that there would have been something more for him.
God always gives more.
Is it possible to find more when everything and everyone seems to be against us?
Meditate on Romans 12:2: And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (NASB)
Our thoughts easily conform to the problems and pressures of life.
How do we move from conformed to transformed thinking?
We need intentional training of the mind . . . a self-imposed spiritual boot camp.
So how do we train to think beyond problems and pressures?
Let go of worry . . . refuse to allow worry to be in your mind . . . do not let worry disturb your way of thinking: “I will not worry about anything. I will pray . . . giving up my worry, surrendering God in trust.”
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. (Philippians 4:6, Amp)
Place a shield around your mind . . . by putting trust rather than worry into practice.
Learning with you to refuse to let problems and pressures conform my thoughts,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)
