I came across a quote in one of my daily newsfeeds. It is from Søren Kierkegaard, Danish theologian and philosopher. “Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.”
That got me thinking. My immediate thoughts went to Romans 12:1-2 where we are urged to do two things (become living sacrifices and renew our minds).
“…I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” [NLT]
We cannot know the will of God until we are “transformed by the renewing of [our] mind.” [vs 2 NKJV]
If we are thinking like the world, there will not be the slightest urge to do the things of God.
Our thinking is what determines our doing. “Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.”
That is where my immediate thoughts went when I read Kierkegaard’s quote. But the more I thought about that, my continuing thoughts went further. I began to think about how our thought life is also where the greatest spiritual battles take place. (More tomorrow)
