Mark 12:30
What does it mean to love the Lord with our minds? I believe it means to nourish our minds and to use them for things that are of value.
In my own life, I have noticed seasons where I am filling my mind with basically just a bunch of junk! I can get addicted to too much TV, Internet, and/or reading things that are of no use. My mind starts to feed on things that are just keeping me busy. Just occupying my time.
We can liken it to our diets. God gave us a body and we are wise to take care of it. We can take care of it by eating healthy, exercising, staying active, and by avoiding things that are harmful to our bodies. Have you ever seen the movie "Wallie?" The humans decide they would rather be scooted around in their lounge chairs rather than walk. They also have their food brought to them, their attire is changed electronically, and the list goes on. If you push one of them out of their chair, they can no longer walk.
Our brains are the same way. We can feed them and exercise them, developing habits and always growing, or we can starve our brains. With our brains and bodies alike, no care or bad care, both lead to malnutrition!
So, one way to love God with our minds I believe, would be to take good care of the gift He has given to us. Feed it healthy food. Exercise it. Protect it.
Again, I am excited about the new ways I have learned this week to engage the minds of my children. I have also recently set some boundaries on myself to avoid too much JUNK food in my brain. It takes a concentrated focus for me or else it's too easy to graze all day long feeling as though I learned/accomplished nothing at the end of the day!!
What will you read today? What are you watching? How are you exercising your God-given MIND? Let's get our minds into good shape! I think we will all feel significantly better and notice improvements in our life's.
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