My Mind In You

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV)

I am such a hypocrite.

I’ve had a problem trying to blog about this verse, which has been resonating to me ever since I got to school. This makes me feel broken, guilty, and… impure, and perverted. How come all of our thoughts are subject to Christ, yet we wash Him out of it for more than we try not to?

I know that God will judge me one day for everything I’ve done, good or bad. So I find pressure in finding what can I think, what example I do (now that I’m in school), how do I relate to Him, and how do I address in worship. Of these, prayer, worship and thoughts I do worry.

Meanwhile, God knows my futile ability in redeeming my thoughts and graces. I also worry about the undivided heart; I think my heart is worse divided than the 50 states of America (DC included!) But let me return. When I rebuffed some for the heated siding of debate they launched, it makes me think: “What a hypocrite!” How much of those do I need, I mean? Should we be punished by God, we wouldn’t even make to see five minutes. Even though a lot of these things don’t work for my favor, God is the only thing that can cast my thoughts aside is God Himself, and the aid of His word and Spirit.

Lord, make my mind captive for Your glory. Make my heart ready for Your heaven sometime soon, and be glorified in our lives as You always do. Makes us be an example of Your Kingdom, soon to come. In Your name I pray… AMEN.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Phillipians 4:8-9,NIV)